BJP complains of poor law and order situation in Bihar

BJP state president Sanjay Jaiswal, who had been speaking out against the poor law and order situation in Bihar, on Monday alleged that Dalits were being harassed by police and tortured by members of minority community in different parts of the state.

Jaiswal, who represents Bettiah in Lok Sabha, alleged that Dalits of Dhangadhva village under Ramgarhwa police station were victimised by the police when they protested against action of some members of Minority community to block their path to the outside world.

He claimed he had talked to the officer in charge of the police station to resolve the crisis and help Dalits. However, police registered cases against the victim Dalits too, he alleged.

According to the BJP leader, there had been many incidents in recent past when Dalits were being harassed by police and members of the minority community. At Dhaka, he recalled, members of the Sahni (fishermen), Noniya and Paswan castes were beaten while taking out a marriage procession. They had approached the police for help, but police booked them.

Jaiswal said in Kishanganj and Purnia districts too, atrocities on the Dalits were rising, courtesy of police and members of the minorities. They had set on fire an entire settlement colony of Dalits.

While the BJP charged the state government with harassing the Dalits and encouraging minorities, JDU renewed its old demand for special status to Bihar. JDU parliamentary board chairman, Upendra Kushwaha, national secretary general KC Tygai, in separate statements reiterated the demand of the party to grant special status to Bihar.