BJP leader Vijay Kumar Singh was killed as police rained lathis on protestors demonstrating against the Bihar government at Dakbangla Chauraha in Patna over the posting of teachers in the state.
As per the reports, the BJP leader was gravely injured and rushed to the hospital. However, he was declared dead upon reaching hospital.
A BJP leader in Patna, Bihar, succumbed to injuries sustained during a police lathi-charge.
Vijay Kumar Singh, the BJP State Secretary from Jehanabad, was admitted to PMCH for treatment after being injured during the ‘Vidhan Sabha march’. pic.twitter.com/kewq8Rvr2R
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The news were confirmed by Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Modi, who took to his Twitter handle and informed that the BJP leader was dead. He tweeted, “Arrested by Bihar police in Patna .Jehanabad district GS Vijay Kumar Singh died in brutal police lathi charge.”
The police officials used lathi charge and also sprayed tear gas and deployed water cannons to disperse the BJP protestors participating in a “Vidhan Sabha March.”
जहानाबाद, भाजपा जिला उपाध्यक्ष श्री विजय सिंह की पुलिस लाठी चार्ज से मौत के बाद अंतिम दर्शन करते हुए। pic.twitter.com/HKrfmwAK2X
— Sushil Kumar Modi (@SushilModi) July 13, 2023
Soon after the incident, BJP chief JP Nadda slammed the Bihar government. He took the matter to Twitter and stated that the lathi-charge on BJP workers in Patna is a result of failure and incompetence of the state government. Nadda mentioned that the Mahagathbandhan government is attacking the democracy in order to protect their fortress of corruption.
भाजपा कार्यकर्ताओं पर पटना में हुआ लाठीचार्ज राज्य सरकार की विफलता और बौखलाहट का नतीजा है। महागठबंधन की सरकार भ्रष्टाचार के क़िले को बचाने के लिए लोकतंत्र पर हमला कर रही है।जिस व्यक्ति पर चार्जशीट हुई है, उसको बचाने के लिए बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री अपनी नैतिकता तक भूल गये हैं।
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) July 13, 2023
BJP’s Sushil Modi also slammed Bihar’s Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the party leader’s death.