Nitish Kumar
Agnipath protest-Bihar News: Bihar witnessed massive violence on Thursday (June 16) against the newly introduced Agneepath, the recruitment scheme of the armed forces, with trains burning, buses vandalized by angry protesters.
In Nawada, BJP MLA Aruna Devi was attacked when she was on her way to a local court. The agitators pelted stones at his car in which five people including the leader were injured. The BJP office in Nawada was also attacked and vandalized.
In Chhapra, A bogie of Barauni-Gondia Express was set on fire.The East Central Railway Division said that they had to cancel 22 trains originating from Bihar and five others were stopped in the middle of their journey due to demonstrations.
No word from CM Nitish Kumar
The widespread protests and sabotage across the state did not go unnoticed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. There was no word from the CM condemning the violence or appealing to the youth to maintain peace. There is nothing on his official Twitter handle till the time of writing this news.
The last tweet from CM Nitish Kumar’s handle was on June 14, when he condoled the death of four people killed in a bus accident in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The bus was going from Madhepura to Punjab.
The last tweet from CM Nitish Kumar’s handle was on June 14, when he condoled the death of four people killed in a bus accident in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. The bus was going from Madhepura to Punjab.
Nitish Kumar may have kept his silence on the whole matter, with his close aide Rajiv Rajan (Lalan) Singh deciding to speak his heart out to the Center to reconsider the Agneepath scheme.
“The central government should immediately reconsider the Agniveer scheme as this decision is also related to the defense and security of the country,” Singh said in a tweet.