The Bihar Legislative Council on Wednesday passed the Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021, even as the Opposition boycotted the proceedi...
The Bihar Legislative Council on Wednesday passed the Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021, even as the Opposition boycotted the proceedings, reported The Indian Express. The Rashtriya Janata Dal-led opposition took the decision to protest against the manner in which its MLAs were evicted from the state Assembly the previous day.
The Bihar Assembly passed the Bill on Tuesday amid chaos. Opposition leaders were left injured in a scuffle with security forces. A video tweeted by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav showed Rapid Action Force personnel in the state Assembly cordoning off Opposition MLAs even as they shouted slogans.
On Wednesday, the RJD demanded an apology from Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the alleged forceful eviction of its MLAs. “I am not going to return to the House until Chief Minister Nitish Kumar apologises for misconduct of his police force,” said Yadav. He claimed that the passing of the Bill would pave the way for “police raj, giving it unbridled powers”.
Leaders from the Opposition claim that the Bill has provisions that will give power to the Special Armed Police, earlier called the Bihar Military Police, to search and arrest without warrants.
The Opposition parties staged a dharna outside the legislature on Wednesday. The RJD staged mock proceedings of the previous day’s Assembly session, when Opposition...
