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00:00Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is under fire.
00:07His government recently amended the prison rules in the state, which will allow dreaded
00:11gangster-turned-politician-turned-convicted-murderer Anand Mohan Singh to walk free.
00:16Anand Mohan Singh was convicted for the murder of a Dalit IAS officer back in 1994, a gruesome
00:22killing that shook the country.
00:24Today, his release from jail has dismayed not only the IAS officer's family, but the
00:30IAS officer's association and indeed many other citizens across the country.
00:35It is another clear nexus between criminals and politicians that is coming to the fore
00:40and shows how cynical vote-bank politics is playing out ahead of the next general election.
00:45That's because Anand Mohan Singh is an influential Rajput leader, and the JDU and the RJD are
00:50hoping that he will play an important role in the Mahakad Bandhan ahead of the elections.
00:56But is it worth it?
00:57And what is the moral high ground that the opposition then has when it comes to criticising
01:01the release of Bilkis Banu's rapist in Gujarat?
01:04Both cases show how both states are in very poor light when it comes to upholding justice
01:11and the rule of law.
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