Opposition legislators afraid to enter Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav tells Speaker

He writes letter, referring to March 23 incident in which police thrashed MLAs

PATNA: Ahead of the upcoming monsoon session of the Bihar legislature from July 26, Opposition Leader Tejashwi Yadav has written a letter to the Speaker saying Opposition legislators were scared to enter the Assembly due to the March 23 incident in which they were brutally thrashed by district policemen. “Our MLAs are now afraid to enter the House and raising questions there. I’ve asked the respected Speaker to let us know the result of the investigation, if he had done any, on the March 23 incident. That was a black day which will never be forgotten”, said Mr. Yadav. “Whether in the Assembly or on the road, anyone who asks questions related to public interest is being thrashed in this government headed by Nitish Kumar”, added Mr. Yadav.