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Center-Right Owned by Living Media IndiaThere can be crime in Bihar, but no apraadh: Samrat Choudhary's shocker sparks row
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The Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary said at a meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday that while crime may exist in Bihar, there is no “apraadh” (offence), implying the concept has been eliminated. His comment, made during an event to sign a memorandum of understanding between the Bihar government and the Union, sparked controversy and ridicule, with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and the party mocking the remark.
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A part of Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary’s speech which he delivered during an agreement between the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the Bihar government on river water management, has gone viral on social media. During the event, he began speaking about crime in Bihar. A…
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PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary courted controversy on Tuesday when he said at a meeting in New Delhi that there could be a crime in Bihar, but no 'aparadh' (offence). Speaking at an event organised to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Bihar government and the Union…
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There can be crime in Bihar, but no apraadh: Samrat Choudhary's shocker sparks row