Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi on Monday requested  “criminals” to refrain from indulging in illegal activities at least during the period of ‘Pitra Paksha‘.
Meanwhile, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who in an apparent jibe at CM Nitish Kumar and Deputy CM Modi, stated: “No need to be surprised even if the infamous pair falls at the feet of criminals….after all, criminals have more AK-47 rifles than the Bihar police”.
The RJD leader’s jibe came amidst the Opposition party’s claim of rising crimes across the state in the recent past and the alleged use of automatic weapons in the murder of an ex-Mayor in Muzaffarpur on Sunday.