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Minister raises private army to take on criminals

Minister raises private army to take on criminals

Author: PTI
Publication: The Times of India
Date: August 20, 2004
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/831916.cms

A ruling RJD Minister's raising a private army of toughs to tackle criminals in his assembly constituency in Bihar's west Champaran district has touched off criticism by Opposition leader and possibility of legal action by the district magistrate.

The Minister, Rajesh Singh's private army, christened 'Fighter Group', has 40 members all armed to the teeth and who are subjected to regular exercise and provided training to handle sophisticated arms by the Minister and others.

"The group has been formed to take on the might of criminals, provide security and instill confidence among common people in Dhanha assembly constituency," Singh, the Minister of State for Transport, said.

The Minister, who recently left the Bahujan Samaj Party and joined the RJD, has a traditional rivalry with a notorious dacoit of the area, Basudeo Yadav.

However, Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Tirhut range, S K Bhardwaj told PTI by phone from Bettiah on Sunday that he had directed West Champaran Superintendent of Police to inquire into the antecedents of the members of the private army.

West Champaran district magistrate Rahul Singh said, "If it is a private army with 'unlawful objectives', suitable legal action would be initiated."

Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly Upendra Kushwaha and state BJP chief Gopal Narayan Singh criticised the state government for the raising of a private army by a minister and said this was enough to prove that the law and order situation in the state under the RJD regime had touched its nadir. They demanded a detailed probe into the matter.
 


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