Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Misa Bharti Attacks Bihar Government Over Student Protests
Misa Bharti criticised the Bihar government over police action against protesting students in Patna.
She said the students were demonstrating peacefully and that their demands were legitimate.
She accused the government of using force and calling opposition-backed protests sponsored.
She also raised concerns about law and order in Bihar.
Bharti discussed the removal of Siwan’s top officials after an AK-47 firing incident.
She said sugar prices were hurting people and that farmers benefit only when they receive good prices for sugarcane.
She questioned why former Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had remained silent.
She also criticised several political leaders over Bihar’s interests and political legacy.
RJD MP Misa Bharti accused the Bihar government of ordering police force against peacefully protesting students in Patna.
She called the Samrat Choudhary-led administration a “lathi-charge government” and described it as incompetent and murderous.
Bharti questioned Bihar’s law-and-order situation after an AK-47 firing incident led to the removal of Siwan’s DM and SP.
She criticised ministers over rising sugar prices, saying farmers benefit only when sugarcane sells at remunerative prices.
Bharti also questioned Nitish Kumar’s public silence and criticised Sanjay Jha, Lalan Singh and Upendra Kushwaha.
- Who
- RJD MP Misa Bharti, the Bihar government led by Samrat Choudhary, protesting students, and other Bihar political leaders.
- What
- Bharti criticised police action against student protesters and raised concerns about law and order, sugar prices, Nitish Kumar’s silence, and political disagreements.
- When
- On Wednesday, following recent student protests and other incidents mentioned in the report.
- Where
- Patna and other parts of Bihar, including Siwan.
- Why
- Bharti said students were protesting peacefully, questioned the government’s handling of law and order and prices, and challenged other leaders’ conduct.
Misa Bharti’s Criticism
Bihar Government’s Reported Position
Police action against students
Misa Bharti’s Criticism
Bharti said students were protesting peacefully, their demands were legitimate, and the government ordered police to use force.
Bihar Government’s Reported Position
The report says the ruling side dismisses protests as “sponsored” when the opposition supports them, but it does not include a detailed government response to the police action.
Administration and law and order
Misa Bharti’s Criticism
Bharti called the administration a “lathi-charge government” and questioned its competence and handling of criminal incidents.
Bihar Government’s Reported Position
The report does not provide the Bihar government’s response to Bharti’s allegations or its explanation of the Siwan officials’ postings.
Sugar prices and farmers
Misa Bharti’s Criticism
Bharti said farmers benefit only when they can sell sugarcane at remunerative prices and questioned claims that higher sugar prices help them.
Bihar Government’s Reported Position
A Bihar minister reportedly argued that higher sugar prices could benefit farmers; the article does not give further details of the minister’s position.
- Speaker
- Misa Bharti, an RJD MP and Lalu Prasad Yadav’s eldest daughter
- Protest location
- Patna
- Government criticised
- The Samrat Choudhary-led Bihar administration
- Law-and-order reference
- An AK-47 firing incident preceded the removal of Siwan’s DM and SP
- Economic concern
- Bharti criticised sharply rising sugar prices
- Nitish Kumar
- Bharti attributed his silence possibly to health concerns but sought public clarification
- Other leaders criticised
- Sanjay Jha, Lalan Singh and Upendra Kushwaha