Indian Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday tore into the Nitish Kumar government over the murder of Patna businessman Gopal Khemka, claiming that the ruling NDA coalition has “turned Bihar into the crime capital of India.”
“Today, Bihar lives under the shadow of loot, gunfire, and murder. Crime has become the new normal, and the government has completely failed,” he tweeted.
The Congress MP further appealed to the people of Bihar, urging them not to vote for a government “that cannot protect your children” in the upcoming Assembly elections.
“Every murder, every robbery, every bullet is a cry for change. The time has come for a new Bihar — one of progress, not fear. This time, your vote isn’t just to change the government — it’s to save Bihar,” he further wrote on his X handle.
Owner of the Magadh Hospital, Gopal Khemka, was shot dead by an unidentified bike-borne assailant at 11:40 pm on Friday in the plush Gandhi Maidan area of the capital, six years after his son, Gunjan, who was a BJP leader as well, was killed in broad daylight in a similar fashion.
