Patna: The incident in Lakhimpur Kheri in UP, the country's largest state, has also heated up Bihar's politics. In Bihar, the Opposition has opened a front against the way the annadatas were run over by a car in Lakhimpur. The opposition is demanding a murder case against the criminal son of the Union Minister of State in the case. In Bihar as well as across the country, the Congress has opened a front on the Lakhimpur issue. The Congress has termed the case as a brutal massacre of jallianwala bagh type.
On the one hand, the Congress has attacked the BJP over the Lakhimpur case, while on the other hand, the ruling party is finding a way to defend itself in the case. The ruling party says, "The Congress is trying to give political colour to the case. In Bihar, the Congress is cashing in on the issue over the by-election to two assembly seats. '
In Bihar, the opposition party has always been RJD the main opposition party, but this time the Congress has taken the lead. In fact, the incident in Lakhimpur is from the neighbouring state of UP. The Congress is trying to make it a nationwide issue. In Bihar also, the Congress has decided to observe a 'silent fast' on the Lakhimpur issue. All Congress stalwarts gathered at Patna's Income Tax Golmbar and observed a three-hour 'silent fast'. The Congress says that "silence is the most effective weapon of opposing fascist forces.
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