Patna/New Delhi, July 27 -- In what could be seen to have wider political ramifications, a ruling NDA partner both at Centre and poll bound Bihar, on Saturday expressed regret " to support the Nitish Kumar government as the State has seen a massive jump in crime and situation of law and order has gone for a toss. LJP leader and Union Minister Chirag Paswan alleged Nitish has "surrendered" before criminals drawing sharp reaction from Nitish Kumar's JD (U), which sought to know from LJP (Ram Vilas) president to "first ensure that his own party does not induct those with criminal antecedents".
The Union Minister said "crime was unacceptable in the 1990s, when the state was under RJD's rule, and it should be unacceptable even now". Paswan dama...