Bhagalpur Clashes

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has given his clearance to the police to charge Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey's son Arijit Shashwat for his alleged involvement in communal clashes in the state's Bhagalpur two years ago.

A month-long assembly session is coming to an end in Bihar and not once did Chief Minister Nitish Kumar call a joint meeting of lawmakers with his coalition partner, the BJP. There couldn't have been a clearer sign that apart from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar is another state where BJP's friendships have hit a rough patch.

Surrounded by hordes of media personnel, Arijit Shashwat, the son of union minister Ashwini Choubey, was arrested late on Saturday night in Bihar's capital Patna, in connection with the communal clashes in Bhagalpur town in the state two weeks ago.

A case was lodged against Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwani Choubey's son in connection with communal clashes during a procession in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, police said on Monday.

While most political pundits predicted that caste would be the over-riding factor, the Bihar assembly elections have turned into a personality clash between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

A 12-year-old boy was crushed to death by a speeding truck in Marufchak locality in Bhagalpur following which violent agitation erupted in the area, police said.

Six people including four policemen were injured in a clash between illegal liquor vendors and the police at Banshichak village under Pirpainti police station of Bihar's Bhagalpur district.The police said that the clash occurred when a police team raided illegal liquor shops at the village last night triggering protest by the vendors.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has given his clearance to the police to charge Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey's son Arijit Shashwat for his alleged involvement in communal clashes in the state's Bhagalpur two years ago.

A month-long assembly session is coming to an end in Bihar and not once did Chief Minister Nitish Kumar call a joint meeting of lawmakers with his coalition partner, the BJP. There couldn't have been a clearer sign that apart from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar is another state where BJP's friendships have hit a rough patch.

Surrounded by hordes of media personnel, Arijit Shashwat, the son of union minister Ashwini Choubey, was arrested late on Saturday night in Bihar's capital Patna, in connection with the communal clashes in Bhagalpur town in the state two weeks ago.

A case was lodged against Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Ashwani Choubey's son in connection with communal clashes during a procession in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, police said on Monday.

While most political pundits predicted that caste would be the over-riding factor, the Bihar assembly elections have turned into a personality clash between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

A 12-year-old boy was crushed to death by a speeding truck in Marufchak locality in Bhagalpur following which violent agitation erupted in the area, police said.

Six people including four policemen were injured in a clash between illegal liquor vendors and the police at Banshichak village under Pirpainti police station of Bihar's Bhagalpur district.The police said that the clash occurred when a police team raided illegal liquor shops at the village last night triggering protest by the vendors.