"Cannot escape by merely giving statements to media": Manoj Jha after Chirag Paswan flays Bihar Govt over rise of crime in State

New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Manoj Jha on Saturday slammed Union Minister Chirag Paswan over his recent statement criticising Bihar government over the rising crime rate in the state.
He said that Paswan cannot "escape" by just giving statements in the media and stated that he should ask PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to send a fact-checking team to Bihar.
Taking a swipe at a Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government, Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president, Chirag Paswan today said that he is "saddened to support such a government," which is not able to curtail the rising crime rate.
"You (Chirag Paswan) are a minister at the Centre, you have a very significant role. You cannot escape by merely giving statements to the media. You should tell PM Modi and HM Amit Shah to send a fact-finding team to Bihar", he said.
The RJD MP stated that Bihar Assembly LoP Tejashwi Yadav has been constantly raising the issue of Bihar's decline and mentioned that Chirag Paswan's statement is just to create "confusion".
"Tejashwi Yadav has been constantly pleading about where Bihar has been brought to... This is a baseless statement and an attempt to create confusion among the public...", he said.
Chirag Paswan today said that he does believe that reports of incidents of rising crimes such as murders, looting and more are a "conspiracy" to defame the government ahead of the assembly elections, he also said that the responsibility ultimately lies with the state government itself to control law and order.
"I also believe that these incidents are being carried out as a conspiracy to defame the government ahead of elections. But even then, the responsibility of controlling it lies with the administration. Either the administration is in collusion with it, or the administration has become completely useless, and now it is beyond their power to keep Bihar and Biharis safe," the Union Minister told reporters in Patna today.
"I request the Bihar government to take action on this matter in a timely manner. I feel ashamed that I am supporting such a government, under which crime has gotten out of control," he added.
Meanwhile, Union Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) leader Jitan Ram Manjhi has urged fellow Union Minister Paswan to remain aligned with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and contribute to its strengthening following the latter's criticism of the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government over "deteriorating" law and order situation in the State.
Addressing reporters in Patna, Manjhi said, "We are in NDA. We have to help NDA. We wish him all the best. He should strengthen the NDA." (ANI)