Anant Kumar Singh, the Janata Dal (United) candidate from Mokama, was arrested by Patna Police on Saturday night in connection with the murder case of a Jan Suraaj supporter, Dularchand Yadav, the Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikeya Sharma confirmed.
With Bihar heading into a high-stakes two-phase Assembly election on November 6 and 11, political tempers flared as leaders from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan exchanged sharp barbs over their respective manifestos.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed rallies in Gopalganj and Samastipur, while Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra held public meetings in Begusarai, criticising the ruling alliance over unemployment, corruption, and women's welfare.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has accused the BJP-led government in Bihar of failing to address unemployment, corruption, and women's welfare, alleging that it tried to influence voters by distributing Rs 10,000 ahead of polling for the Assembly elections.
Speaking at a press conference in Patna, Goyal said that corruption and lawlessness would rise, and the liquor ban would be lifted if the Mahagathbandhan came to power.
Speaking in Begusarai at an election rally, she questioned the concept of a "double engine" government, where the Centre and state governments are supposed to work together for development.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir on Saturday said that Bihar's youth are seeking change after 20 years of Nitish Kumar's rule and expressed confidence that a government led by the INDIA bloc will be formed in the state.
The SP chief questioned the law and order situation and asked how such crimes could occur in areas where top leaders, including the Prime Minister and Home Minister, were campaigning.
Yadav's remarks were aimed at countering the BJP leaders' repeated use of the term "Jungle Raj" to describe the RJD's earlier tenure, as political exchanges between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan intensified ahead of polling for the Assemb
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday criticised the Bihar government and said it has failed to work for women's welfare and tried to influence voters by distributing Rs 10,000 ahead of the elections.
"From 1990 to 2005, the rule of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi was a dark era for Bihar; it suffered every kind of loss during that time. It endured every kind of humiliation... But under the leadership of Nitish Kumar for 20 years and 11 years of PM Modi, it has seen its development tr
Referring to the Mokama murder case, Yadav said, "Murders are taking place in broad daylight, names are there in FIRs, but still the accused passes by the police station and campaigns, he is roaming around with a convoy of 40 people carrying guns and ammunition. A murder has taken place,