Patna: A day after scathing indictment of his force by Gujarat's top cop over serial blasts that killed six people in Patna just before Narendra Modi's rally, Bihar Director General of Police Abhayanand today responded with equally strong words.
"As a professional police officer you should not be concerned about the law and order in my state as it's outside your domain," Mr Abhayanand said in a statement.
Gujarat Director General of Police Pramod Kumar had yesterday accused the Bihar Police of "indifference and laxity" and said that the string of blasts that killed six people in Patna just before Mr Modi's rally on Sunday could have been averted if adequate security preparedness had been ensured.
Mr Kumar also alleged that the police in Patna did not conduct standard security drills and did not plan for crowd access control at the park that day.
The Bihar top cop also said that Mr Modi already enjoys Z-category security, but additional security measures were put in place by the state police. Mr Abhayanand also said that there was no bomb blast during the rally; Mr Modi reached the stage at 12.45 and all the bombs had exploded before his arrival.
The BJP has blamed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for "gross criminal negligence", alleging that even basic security arrangements for the Gujarat Chief Minister's rally were deliberately overlooked.
"As a professional police officer you should not be concerned about the law and order in my state as it's outside your domain," Mr Abhayanand said in a statement.
Gujarat Director General of Police Pramod Kumar had yesterday accused the Bihar Police of "indifference and laxity" and said that the string of blasts that killed six people in Patna just before Mr Modi's rally on Sunday could have been averted if adequate security preparedness had been ensured.
Mr Kumar also alleged that the police in Patna did not conduct standard security drills and did not plan for crowd access control at the park that day.
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The Bihar top cop also said that Mr Modi already enjoys Z-category security, but additional security measures were put in place by the state police. Mr Abhayanand also said that there was no bomb blast during the rally; Mr Modi reached the stage at 12.45 and all the bombs had exploded before his arrival.
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The BJP has blamed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for "gross criminal negligence", alleging that even basic security arrangements for the Gujarat Chief Minister's rally were deliberately overlooked.
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