Paswan demands Prez rule in Bihar

Alleging breakdown of law and order in Bihar, LJP chief and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today demanded imposition of President's Rule in the state and sought a CBI probe into the killing of opposition leaders there.
He also dubbed the victory of NDA ally RLSP candidate in the Harlakhi bypoll in Bihar today as "defeat of jungle raj".
"I met the Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) this morning as LJP leader and handed over a memorandum in which our party demanded imposition of President's Rule in the state due to breakdown of law and order machinery there," Paswan told reporters here.

He has also sought a CBI probe into the killings of LJP leader Brajnathi Singh and BJP state vice-president Visheshwar Ojha, claiming that political killings cannot be probed by local police which is under the control of the state government.
"Jungle raj has returned to the state. The result of the Harlakhi bypoll is a proof that people are fed up of the Nitish Kumar government which is supporting criminals," he said.
In his memorandum, Paswan said after the new government came to power, people of Bihar are living in fear. "Even MLAs of ruling party are accused of kidnapping and rape," he told the Prime Minister.