This incident took place when the RJD members were trying to physically hold Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha hostage inside his chamber and prevent him from taking his Chair.<\/p>\n
Several Opposition legislators, including RJD MLA Sudhakar Singh and CPM legislator Satyendra Yadav, fell unconscious and had to be rushed to the hospital in an ambulance as he was brutally beaten.\u00a0 \u00a0MLA Satish Kumar had to be carried out on a stretcher.\u00a0 ANI shows women MLAs of the Opposition being carried out of the assembly building by the women security personnel.<\/p>\n
The visuals of the incident, now viral on social media, show RJD MLA Sudhakar Singh being relentlessly kicked by the police.<\/p>\n
What triggered the incident was the new bill that was tabled by Nitish Kumar\u2019s government on Tuesday with regard to empowering Bihar Military Police (BMP). \u00a0\u00a0The law also gives the police more draconian powers allowing them to arrest people without a warrant, \u00a0and search anyone\u2019s premises without a warrant, on the basis of suspicion. According to the rules so far, only the district police have the powers to conduct arrests.<\/p>\n
In protest against this Bill, the RJD leaders created a ruckus during the assembly proceedings, pressuring the Speaker to adjourn the House multiple times.<\/p>\n
The Opposition raised slogans against the Bill.\u00a0 After several interruptions, Cabinet minister Bijender Yadav finally tabled the Bill at 3 p.m. in spite of the massive pandemonium against the Bill.\u00a0 After the Bill was tabled, Vijay Kumar Sinha was compelled to adjourn the House till 4:30.<\/p>\n
After the Bill was tabled, Opposition legislators sat in protest outside the Speaker\u2019s chamber trying to block him from going inside the House to reconvene the proceedings.\u00a0 This was when the police were summoned in and the legislators were mercilessly thrashed by the police.<\/p>\n
Tejashwi Yadav said, \u201cA careful reading of the proposed Bill and opinion of legal experts show the Bill can forfeit courts\u2019 authority to take cognizance of complainants arrested by the proposed special armed police force. The Bill seeks to change the name of Bihar Military Police (BMP), which has 21 battalions to Bihar Special Armed Police (BSAP).\u201d<\/p>\n
The incident has raised outrage as the videos of police flogging the legislators went viral on social media and the RJD stated that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar\u2019s days are numbered.\u00a0 It was shocking that elected MLAs were being thrashed like local goons. It raises the concern that if MLAs can be beaten so brutally, how much more brutal can the police be on the common citizen.\u00a0 The new law, in fact, seeks to administer more draconian powers to the police.<\/p>\n
Yogendra Yadav, Political activist and National President of Swaraj India, “What has happened in Bihar Assembly today is unbelievably shocking and disturbing.\u00a0 Marks another low of respect for constitutional practices.<\/p>\n
How ironically sad that this is happening on the birthday of Rammanohar Lohia, the once guiding light of
\n@NitishKumar”<\/p>\n
\nWhat has happened in Bihar Assembly today is unbelievably shocking and disturbing.
Marks another low of respect for constitutional practices. <\/p>\nHow ironically sad that this is happening on the birthday of Rammanohar Lohia, the once guiding light of @NitishKumar<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/hTKwwCSe86<\/a><\/p>\n
— Yogendra Yadav (@_YogendraYadav) March 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n