BJP leader seriously injured in attack in Bhagalpur, Bihar

Bhagalpur, Bihar: A BJP politician was seriously injured after unidentified assailants attacked him with a blunt object in Bhagalpur district, hours after another local party politician was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Patna, police said.

The injured BJP worker was identified as Shashi Modi, the husband of a local district councillor.

“The incident took place on Monday around 11.30 pm during Ganesh Puja celebrations near Qutubganj Mahadev Pond in Babbarganj police station area. Some unidentified miscreants attacked Shashi Modi and two others with a blunt object over a minor matter,” a police statement said.

Security personnel deployed on site took the injured to a nearby hospital; their condition is stable, it was said.

The police have filed a complaint and launched a manhunt for the accused, the statement said.

Locals said Shashi Modi is a senior BJP politician and is actively involved in the party activities in the area.

The incident occurred just hours after local BJP politician Shyamshundar Sharma was shot dead by three unidentified assailants outside a restaurant in the Chowk area of ​​Patna city on Monday.

Reacting to Sharma's killing, Bihar BJP chief Dilip Jaiswal said, “The incident is very tragic. He was an active member of the party… I spoke to senior police officials of the district soon after the incident… I am confident that the accused will be arrested soon.”

Chirag Paswan, Union minister and leader of the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), an alliance partner of the NDA, had told reporters here: “The incident is shocking and a matter of serious concern. Laws should act as a deterrent… Laws must be strictly enforced so that criminals do not get the idea of ​​committing crimes. I am sure the police will nab the accused soon.”

Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD had also claimed that the incident showed that crime was flourishing in the state under the NDA government.

“The state government led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has failed miserably to control the deteriorating law and order situation in the state. The Chief Minister and the NDA leaders are clueless about the breakdown of law and order in the state,” he said.