BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad speaks to top police officers over increasing crime in Patna

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Patna Sahib MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday (July 14, 2025) spoke to Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kartikey Sharma and Additional Director General (ADG) (Headquarters) Kundan Krishnan over the law and order issue in the State capital. Mr. Prasad urged the police officers to take strict and effective action to prevent crimes.

His meeting with the top police officials is in the backdrop of back-to-back murders in and around Patna. Industrialist Gopal Khemka murder in Patna has created a bad impression of law and order.

It was evident from the fact that not only opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress, even NDA partner and Union Minister Chirag Paswan have also raised questions on the deteriorating law and order situation in Bihar.

On Sunday (July 13, 2025), a lawyer was shot dead in Patna City area and on Saturday (July 12, 2025), a former BJP leader and a businessman was shot dead by criminals in Patna and Sitamarhi district respectively.

The former Union Minister spoke and discussed in detail about crime control and law and order in Patna.

Mr. Prasad urged the officials to take effective action so that there was no atmosphere of fear in Patna. He said that by taking prompt action in serious cases, the incidents could be solved, and the culprits would be punished.

Apart from this, Mr. Prasad emphasised on increasing police patrolling in Patna, so that the general public could feel safe.

“The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has done effective work in crime control and it is necessary to maintain this image,” Mr. Prasad said in his media statement.

Mr. Prasad also urged the police officials that if some elements were promoting crime under conspiracy, then strict action should be taken against them. Also, if any mistake had been committed by any police officer at the lower level, then it should be reviewed and action taken.

Reacting to criminal incidents, before the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 18, Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav said criminal disorder of law and order had taken place in Bihar.

“Time has come that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should not use teleprompter and should speak his own mind. There is a horrific situation in Bihar as teachers, engineers, lawyers, businessmen, doctors and contractors are being murdered. Nobody is safe here, even BJP leaders are being killed. Has the Prime Minister expressed his concern over the law and order or again he will give a speech,” Mr. Yadav told the media in Patna.

He added that if Modi ji was taking the vote of people of Bihar, then it was also his responsibility to provide safety and security.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also took a dig at the Nitish government by posting a message on social media ‘X’ saying, “Bihar has become the ‘Crime Capital of India’ — fear in every lane, unease in every home! Unemployed youth are being turned into killers by the reign of goons. The CM is busy saving his seat, while BJP ministers are raking in commissions. I’m repeating again - this time, the vote is not just to change the government, but to save Bihar.”