Overview
- Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav published a crime bulletin on X listing alleged rapes, assaults and murders of women and children across multiple Bihar districts, accusing the administration of protecting offenders.
- RJD legislators escalated protests in the Assembly and Council over women’s safety, with Rabri Devi citing 36 incidents in February, while JD(U) leaders rejected the tally, saying 14 cases were recorded and police acted.
- Yadav alleged Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has yielded control of Home and Law to the BJP and described a ‘system of fear’, a charge Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha dismissed while vowing to end what he called an opposition-driven anarchy.
- The opposition highlighted the death of Class 10 student Komal Kumari after she was denied late entry to an exam; Yadav sought compensation and humanitarian entry rules as officials ordered an inquiry into the case.
- The confrontation followed BJP MLA Maithili Thakur’s maiden speech likening the pre-2005 RJD era to Dhritarashtra’s rule and praising Nitish Kumar, prompting a sharp social-media rebuke from Yadav; he later accused the BJP of undermining the Constitution at a Patna event.