Overview
- Samrat Choudhary said at a National Highways Authority of India event in New Delhi that "there is no apradh here" and that "crime may happen, but not apradh," a remark that went viral after being posted online on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
- RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav seized the clip to mock the chief minister and publicly reminded voters of past allegations that once named Choudhary in cases linked to seven murders.
- An ally, Union minister Chirag Paswan, offered guarded support while saying the chief minister, who also holds the Home portfolio, should have facts and figures to back up claims about crime reduction.
- Multiple outlets and commentators called the line a verbal goof-up because 'apraadh' is the Hindi word for crime, and social media amplified ridicule even as the event itself focused on a river-silt and infrastructure agreement.
- The episode has renewed debate over law and order in Bihar by tying messaging to governance: critics point to recent incidents such as the reported Madhubani police firing to question the government's record while supporters highlight policing and technology efforts to lower crime.