Unprecedented Chaos in Bihar Assembly, Protests in Patna

In Bihar, Unprecedented chaos erupted inside the Bihar assembly on Tuesday when police was called inside to assist the marshals in evicting opposition members who tried to physically prevent the Speaker from taking his Chair. The Bill was, nonetheless, passed by the assembly late in the evening, well past the stipulated time, amid a “walkout” by opposition MLAs who squatted outside the building and raised slogans, slighted by the manner in which they were ousted from the hall by men in uniform.

A political row broke out on Tuesday after cops thrashed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) legislators inside the state assembly premises. According to reports, the clashes broke out when the Opposition MLAs were trying to hold Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha hostage inside his chamber. Several Opposition legislators, including RJD MLA Sudhakar Singh and CPM legislator Satyendra Yadav were injured in this incident. Yadav had to be rushed to the hospital in an ambulance for treatment as he fell unconscious.

The bone of contention, which led to clashes between Opposition legislators and the police, was the new bill that was tabled by the Nitish Kumar government on Tuesday relating to empowering Bihar Military Police (BMP).Protesting against the tabling of the Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021, the RJD leaders repeatedly created ruckus during the assembly proceedings, forcing the Speaker to adjourn the House multiple times.The Opposition raised slogans protesting the proposed Bill, claiming that it was draconian in nature and gave sweeping power to the police to arrest someone.After several interruptions, Cabinet minister Bijender Yadav finally tabled the Bill at 3 PM amidst huge protest. Soon after the bill was tabled, Vijay Kumar Sinha was compelled to adjourn the House till 4:30.