Patna, July 5 -- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai has hit back at opposition parties in Bihar over their criticism of Nitish Kumar-led NDA government in the state concerning law and order situation and said there is no "panchayat justice" now and those who commit a crime face the full force of law.

In an interview with ANI, Nityanand Rai, who is MP from Ujiyarpur in Bihar, said that that criminals do not get protection in the state and there is no interference in investigations. He also talked of the development initiatives of the coalition government in Bihar which includes Janata Dal-United and BJP.

"Crime data is uploaded, NCRB uploads it after taking it from the states. Earlier (during RJD rule) criminals used ...