LJP demands Bihar CM's resignation over Dalits issue

Lok Janshakti Party spokesperson and Dalit leader Amar Azad has demanded Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's resignation over what he called the targeted violence and killings of Dalits in the state.

New Delhi: Lok Janshakti Party spokesperson and Dalit leader Amar Azad has demanded Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's resignation over what he called the targeted violence and killings of Dalits in the state.

Highlighting the incident of violence in the state, Azad said that in Purnia, one LJP leader was killed while the houses of Dalits were set on fire and one man was beaten to death in Majhuwa village.

In Chapra, a Dalit was killed on Thursday for drinking water from a government handpump. He further said that a man named Ajit Paswan was murdered in Rohtas because he fell in love with a girl from an upper caste.

The LJP leader further said the killing of Dalits has not stopped in Bihar. In all the cases, the culprits are absconding and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar continues to remain silent on the issue.

Azad also said that Dalits are no longer safe in Bihar and added, there have been major massacres in Bihar in which hundreds of Dalits have been killed. Justice Amir Das Commission was formed to investigate the incidents, but Nitish Kumar dissolved the commission.

The LJP planned a major agitation after the Covid-19 pandemic subsides, reports said.