'Unable To Understand...': Jitan Ram Manjhi On Chirag Paswan Questioning Bihar's Law And Order
Jitan Ram Manjhi, former Bihar chief minister and Union Minister, called his ally Chirag Paswan a 'good leader" of the NDA but said he is unable to understand the situation in the state.
Manjhi's remarks come after Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Paswan's repeated attacks on CM Nitish Kumar over the law and order situation in the wake of a series of murders in the state.
'Sometimes, even trustworthy people are unable to understand the situation and make statements on it. Chirag Paswan is a good leader of the NDA… The person whose name you are taking has some shortcomings, and before making any statement, it is important to understand the entire situation by looking at the past, present and future… He has some shortcomings, due to which fingers are being raised at the NDA," he said.
#WATCH | Delhi | Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi says, '…Sometimes even trustworthy people are unable to understand the situation and make statements on it. Chirag Paswan is a good leader of the NDA… The person whose name you are taking definitely has some shortcomings, and… pic.twitter.com/SEIiGiZrGR — ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2025
Paswan is a part of the NDA government at the Centre, and his LJP is a junior partner in the Nitish Kumar government. He has expressed his wish to contest the upcoming assembly election in the state.
Gandhi also asserted that in the upcoming assembly polls, the vote will not be just to change the government, but to save the state.
The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha shared on X screenshots of media reports pointing to 31 murders in 11 days and on the 'contract killing industry" in the state.
In his post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said, 'Bihar has become the 'crime capital of India' — fear in every alley, unease in every home! Unemployed youth are being turned into killers by 'GuNDA raj'." 'The CM is busy saving his seat, while BJP ministers are raking in commissions. I'm repeating again – this time, the vote is not just to change the government, but to save Bihar," he said.
(with inputs from ANI, PTI)
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