"It has created an atmosphere of fear in Bihar. Many dreaded criminals have been released just for scoring some political gains. BJP condemns this move," Sushil Modi said.
The amendment of Bihar Prison Manual 2012, according to which the convicts who have served 14 or 20 years in jail could now be released, is "arbitrary and unreasonable", an advocate who filed a plea in the Patna High Court against the government's move said on Thursday.
Gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh's wife on Thursday welcomed the amendment of the Bihar Prisons manual which necessitated the release of his husband convicted in a murder case and thanked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for the move.
Objecting to the release of Anand Mohan Singh from Bihar's Saharsa jail, the widow of slain District Magistrate G Krishnaiah who was murdered by the gangster-turned-politician, on Thursday appealed to President Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and ask Chief Minister Nit
Former union minister and BJP leader Radha Mohan Singh took a jibe at Aam Aadmi Party's plan to contest upcoming municipal elections in Uttar Pradesh said AAP is contesting elections for entertainment purposes only.
While speaking to ANI, Ramdas Athawale said, "I strongly oppose the decision to release former MP Anand Mohan Singh, who was serving a life sentence in the murder case of former DM G Krishnaiah of Bihar's Gopalganj district. I term this decision of the Nitish government as unfortunate".
The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government on Monday notified the release of 27 prisoners, including Anand Mohan Singh, days after amending the Bihar Prison Manual.
Anand Singh was convicted in the 1994 murder of Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah who was lynched by a mob near Bihar's Muzaffarpur district in 1994.
Anand Mohan Singh who is out on 15-day parole for his son's wedding took a dig at BJP and said, "In Gujarat, some convicts of Bilkis Bano case have been released. That too happened due to the pressure of Nitish-RJD?"
The anti-corruption wing of Lokayukta on Tuesday raided various residences of Mineral Officer Manmohan Khatedia (at present posted in District Dewas) and recovered properties worth more than Rs 3 crores, said Anand Yadav, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Lokayukta Indore.