If Biharis are doing so well, then why is Bihar so backward, asks Chirag Paswan

Leaders and workers from opposition INDIA bloc on Saturday staged protest marches across Bihar citing deteriorating law and order situation Leaders from RJD Congress CPIML Liberation CPIM CPI and other opposition parties took part in the protest march from Income Tax Crossing to Dak Bungalow Crossing in Patna chanting antigovernment slogansOpposition party workers put up posters and banners throughout the state capital highlighting concerns about the law and order situation and the need to save democracyUnion Minister of Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan PicsPTIAkhilesh Prasad Singh president of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee BPCC told reporters ldquoThe Nitish Kumarled government has failed to address the worsening law and order situation The state is plagued by daily incidents of murder rape kidnapping extortion and abduction Why is Kumar silent on this issue People of Bihar will not tolerate this and will give a befitting reply to the NDA in the 2025 assembly pollsrdquoSingh added ldquoCrime rates have surged recently and the state government seems indifferent to public safety This issue will be raised in the upcoming monsoon session of the assemblyrdquoIn the midst of it all Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party Ram Vilas leader Chirag Paswan has asked the Bihar government to set a precedent by taking stringent action in cases of crime and the recent spate of bridge collapses asserting that the state needs a vision to move up the development ladderOnce a sharp critic of Bihar Chief Minister and JD U president Nitish Kumar before both allied with the BJP Paswan said the ruling National Democratic Alliance NDA will fight the next assembly elections under Kumarrsquos leadership but flagged a host of issues which he suggested has stymied the statersquos growth The assembly elections in Bihar are due to be held in 2025endldquoBihari itna aage hai to Bihar itna pichhe kyon If Biharis are doing so well then why is Bihar so behind We need to find an answer to this questionrdquo Paswan said highlighting how people from the state in different fields from elite government jobs to the private sector have done well after migratingldquoThe problem is that a vision needs to be there and it needs to be implementedrdquo he said stressing that efforts should be made to stop migration from the stateAsked about the collapse of nearly 15 bridges in Bihar in recent months a development which raised questions about the quality of development work and made the state a magnet for jokes and memes on social media Paswan said it is a serious issueldquoThis definitely shows that somewhere corruption has taken place Compromises were made I donrsquot want to get into the politics of who was in the government then We are in the government now It is our responsibility to make sure this does not get repeated Whosoever is responsible should be held accountable and punished so that a precedent is set for the futurerdquo he saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever