A heated debate unfolded in the Bihar Legislative Council when RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui’s comments mentioning the RSS sparked objections from ruling party members. The Chairman intervened, ordering the removal of the contentious remarks. Home Minister Samrat Choudhary responded to Siddiqui’s concerns by presenting crime statistics, highlighting a significant rise in cognisable crime cases from 1,15,216 in 2004 to nearly 3.52 lakh cases in 2024.
The Home Minister further detailed the crime statistics, noting an increase in theft cases from 11,518 in 2004 to 22,760 in 2024, along with a rise in other crime categories. Addressing the issue of abductions, Choudhary mentioned that out of 20,468 kidnapping cases, only 158 involved murder or ransom, while 14,062 were related to marriage or elopement. In response to the data, Siddiqui pointed out that the surge in cases challenges the notion of “jungle raj” being better than “mangal raj.”
Siddiqui’s remarks also included a comparison involving the RSS, suggesting that the mathematics behind the crime data seemed influenced by the organization. This led to objections from a ruling party member, Santosh Kumar Singh, who deemed the reference to the RSS inappropriate for the Council and called for its removal from the records. Following the objection, the Chairman directed the expunging of the controversial remark, bringing an end to the tense exchange.
The incident further heightened the existing tension in the Council, which was already engaged in discussions on crime and governance issues in Bihar.
