Centre rushes more forces to Bihar

Apart from these companies, deployment in the state had been raised by sending four companies of Rapid Action Force (RAF) from UP and nine of Central industrial security force (CISF).

To a question on Bihar Government’s demand for 72 more companies, he said Jehanabad district which witnessed the massacre of 34 persons on March 18 at Senari village was a `adequately policed district.’

“Even on the eve of the Senari incident, about 23 companies of armed forces consisting of Central paramilitary forces andBihar military police (BMP) were stationed there,” Singh said, adding “in spite of this miscreants were able to successfully carry out a carnage of this barbaric magnitude.”Besides the 30 CRPF companies, the Home Secretary said half of the 134 BMP companies had been deployed for anti-Ranvir Sena and anti-naxalite operations.

Of these, 14 BMP companies were deployed in Jehanabad, 16 in Patna, six each in Gaya and Aurangabad and five each in Chatra and Palamau, sources later said.

Meanwhile, CRPF director general M N Sabherwal submitted a report to the Union home ministry on the law and order situation in the state and the available strength of paramilitary forces to deal with the situation.Sabherwal, who visited Bihar last week, is stated to have also said in his report that about 50 per cent of the total strength of BMP was deployed in dealing with the menace of private armies and extremists.

Meanwhile in Patna, the Jehanabad massacre rocked the state assembly once again today with the Oppositionforcing adjournment of the House thrice seeking resignation of the Rabri Devi ministry even as the Bihar Government announced a package of Rs 110 crore for development of Senari.

As the House took up a debate in the post-lunch session on Thursday’s carnage after it was adjourned thrice before lunch recess, angry left members menacingly rushed towards the BJP benches when its MLA Ramadhar Singh stood up on a point of order when CPI-ML member Parasnath just began his speech.Pandemonium prevailed in the House with BJP members opposing stoutly “unseemingly behaviour” of left members.