Bhagalpur Violence

The Nitish Kumar government has been the target of many attacks from the opposition for weeks over the communal violence that started out from Bhagalpur last month, and then rapidly spread to at least five other districts.

Surrounded by hordes of media personnel, Arijit Shashwat, the son of union minister Ashwini Choubey, was arrested late on Saturday night in Bihar's capital Patna, in connection with the communal clashes in Bhagalpur town in the state two weeks ago.

In a development that could pave the way for the arrest of Union Minister Ashwini Choubey's son Arijit Shashwat, a Bhagalpur court today declined to shield the BJP leader's son from arrest. Arijit Shashwat, 36, is accused of leading a procession of right-wing members that raised provocative slogans leading to communal clashes.

Nitish Kumar, the Bihar Chief Minister who has been fending off the opposition charge that his government had gone soft on miscreants behind communal violence in the state, came under a fresh round of attacks. This one was led by the jailed Rashtriya Janata Party chief Lalu Yadav who reached Delhi for treatment on Thursday. "Nitish Kumar is now fin...

BSP president Mayawati today accused the centre of adopting double standards in dealing with state governments on the basis of whether they are led by the BJP or its rival parties.

The Nitish Kumar government has been the target of many attacks from the opposition for weeks over the communal violence that started out from Bhagalpur last month, and then rapidly spread to at least five other districts.

Surrounded by hordes of media personnel, Arijit Shashwat, the son of union minister Ashwini Choubey, was arrested late on Saturday night in Bihar's capital Patna, in connection with the communal clashes in Bhagalpur town in the state two weeks ago.

In a development that could pave the way for the arrest of Union Minister Ashwini Choubey's son Arijit Shashwat, a Bhagalpur court today declined to shield the BJP leader's son from arrest. Arijit Shashwat, 36, is accused of leading a procession of right-wing members that raised provocative slogans leading to communal clashes.

Nitish Kumar, the Bihar Chief Minister who has been fending off the opposition charge that his government had gone soft on miscreants behind communal violence in the state, came under a fresh round of attacks. This one was led by the jailed Rashtriya Janata Party chief Lalu Yadav who reached Delhi for treatment on Thursday. "Nitish Kumar is now fin...

BSP president Mayawati today accused the centre of adopting double standards in dealing with state governments on the basis of whether they are led by the BJP or its rival parties.