‘No apraadh, only crimes’: Bihar CM Samrat Choudhary’s remark draws ridicule

Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary's statement that there is no crime in the state, while acknowledging the possibility of criminal activities, has sparked controversy. During an event in Delhi, Choudhary asserted that there is "no apraadh" (offense) in Bihar, and that the idea of crime has been eradicated. He was addressing an event organized by the National Highways Authority of India.

The RJD working president, Tejashwi Yadav, who heads the opposition in the Bihar assembly, criticized Choudhary's remarks. Yadav questioned whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi intended to undermine Bihar under Choudhary's leadership. Yadav shared a video of the statement on X, asking whether the bureaucrats on stage felt honored or humiliated to work with a Chief Minister who was once implicated in a case related to a murder of seven individuals.

Choudhary has previously claimed that he was falsely implicated in a case from the 1990s in his hometown of Munger. He became the first BJP chief minister of Bihar after Nitish Kumar, the longest-serving Bihar Chief Minister, resigned abruptly in April. Nitish Kumar is currently a Rajya Sabha MP, while his son Nishant Kumar serves as the State Health Minister.

Union minister Chirag Paswan, whose party is part of the NDA alliance, didn't comment on Choudhary's remarks but praised him for having a clear vision on crime control. Paswan, as a Bihari, expressed the hope that Bihar would become crime-free and a welcoming place for investors, according to PTI.