Bihar assembly session was marred with unprecedented scenes on Tuesday. From confining the assembly speaker Vijay Kumar inside the legislature building premises to clashes between police and Mahagathbandhan leaders, the day witnessed political uprising.
Some of the videos that went viral on social media show police brutality against the prominent MLAs. The assembly session was rocked by the opposition over the issue of the Bihar Special Armed Police Bill, 2021. It would give draconian power to the police, few sections of the bill allow the authority to arrest a suspect without any warrant.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav slammed the Nitish Kumar-led government, claiming that this law means that search will be conducted without a warrant and “any policemen can arrest if he believes something is wrong”.
We wanted to speak, but we were thrashed. This law means that search will be conducted without warrant & “any policemen can arrest if he believes something is wrong”. No use of courts & magistrate: RJD’s @yadavtejashwi after uproar in Assembly over #Bihar Special Armed PoliceBill pic.twitter.com/3VwQzXU0Bk
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On Tuesday, the Assembly session witnessed multiple adjournments as the RJD leaders shouted slogans against the Bill. After a few Opposition leaders prevented Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha from leaving his chamber, police personnel reached the Assembly premises to evict the MLAs. Women MLAs of the Opposition were carried out of the Assembly building by women security personnel.
RJD MLA Satish Kumar was also carried on a stretcher from the Bihar Assembly after he was allegedly manhandled by ‘police and local goons’ inside the Assembly during a protest against the Bill.
#WATCH #RJD MLA Satish Kumar carried on a stretcher from Bihar Assembly after he was allegedly manhandled by “police and local goons” inside the Assembly during protest against #Bihar Special Armed Police Bill 2021 – ANI pic.twitter.com/10EJK2ZZwn
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Following this, Tejashwi Yadav alleged that Opposition MLAs wanted to speak against the Bill but they were assaulted.
An FIR has also been registered against leaders like Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav and several other ministers after workers of the party clashed with police while staging a protest against the Bihar government on Tuesday.
According to the party functionaries, police used water cannons to disperse the crowd. They also lathi-charged the workers. In retaliation, the workers allegedly pelted stones.