There may be crime in Bihar, but no ‘apraadh’: Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary
Tejashwi Yadav questioned whether IAS and IPS officers felt honoured or humiliated while working under the chief minister.
Bihar's chief minister, Samrat Choudhary, recently made comments regarding crime in the state, asserting that there are no instances of "apraadh" in Bihar. Praising the concept of crime control, his remarks sparked debate and ridicule from the opposition party, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
During an event in Delhi, organized by the state-owned NHAI, Choudhary declared, "Hamare yahan koi apraadh nahi hai. Apraadh ka concept hi khatam ho chuka hai. Crime ho sakte hain, lekin apraadh nahi, koi apraadhi nahi hai." This translates to, "There is no crime here in Bihar. The very concept of crime has been eliminated. There may be a crime, but there is no 'apraadh'. There are no criminals."
The statement left many puzzled, with RJD working president Tejashwi Yadav questioning whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi had granted Choudhary a contract to eradicate crime in Bihar. Yadav also raised the possibility of confusion and humiliation among IAS and IPS officers working under the CM.
Union minister Chirag Paswan, when questioned about the matter, refrained from directly engaging with Choudhary's comments but acknowledged the chief minister's "clear vision on crime control." Paswan claimed that the CM must have factual evidence to support his statement.
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