Overview

• Krishnan issued a video apology on July 19 via the Bihar Police X account, saying portions of his July 16 comments had been misrepresented.
• He expressed regret for hurting farmers’ sentiments and reaffirmed his respect for them as “annadata” who are not linked to criminal acts.
• His original remarks had connected the April–June spurt in violent crime to idle farmhands before the monsoon sowing season.
• Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav and NDA ally Chirag Paswan condemned the comments as insulting and accused the government of deflecting blame.
• Political figures continue to press Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s administration for substantive measures to address Bihar’s law-and-order challenges.