Union Minister Alleges Convict Ex MP "Scapegoat" In Nitish Kumar's Strategy
NDTV
The Bihar government has tweaked its prison rules, allowing the release of the 27 convicts in the murder case of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer G Krishnaiah
Union Minister Giriraj Singh has called gangster-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh a "scapegoat" in the political play of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on a day the state government announced that Anand Mohan - who was convicted in 1994 in the murder of a bureaucrat - would be released along with 26 other convicts.
Mr Singh's comment on Anand Mohan's release, however, differs from the line of criticism that his colleagues in the BJP has taken over the issue.
The Bihar government has tweaked its prison rules, allowing the release of the 27 convicts in the murder case of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer G Krishnaiah.
Mr Singh said Anand Mohan has been in jail for a long time and there should not be any issue in his release, but the release of 26 others under Anand Mohan's "cover" is what the people should be asking the Nitish Kumar government for an explanation.
