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Chirag Paswan Breaks Ranks With Nitish Kumar Over Escalating Crime Ahead of Bihar Polls

His LJP’s decision to contest every assembly seat raises fresh questions about Kumar’s decade-long stewardship of Bihar’s police

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Chirag Paswan & Nitish Kumar | X

Overview

  • Chirag Paswan accused the state government of a total law-and-order collapse after two youths were killed in Biharsharif and BJP leader Gopal Khemka was gunned down in Patna
  • The Lok Janshakti Party announced it will field candidates in all 243 assembly constituencies, with Paswan himself set to contest, severing its previous NDA alignment
  • BJP spokespeople point to rapid police action in the Patna case, highlighting arrests of the shooter and another key suspect plus one fatal encounter within four days
  • RJD leaders have underscored a spate of rural murders—in Purnea, Siwan and Buxar—to reinforce criticism of rising violence under the current administration
  • Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who has overseen the home department since 2005, now faces intensified scrutiny over police performance as election campaigning heats up