"Exposes deep failures of state's law and order": Chirag Paswan requests Bihar CM to take strictest action in Muzaffarpur rape-murder case

Patna (Bihar) [India], June 4 : Stressing that the Muzaffarpur rape-murder case exposes the "deep failure" of state's law and order system, Union Minister Chirag Paswan has written a letter to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, calling for a strictest punishment for the accused involved in the incident.
In his letter, Union Minister Paswan also highlighted the negligence at the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH), where, he said that the victim was kept waiting in the ambulance for six hours without any prior treatment.
"The horrific incident of gang rape and attempted brutal murder of a 9-year-old Dalit girl in the Kudni area of Muzaffarpur district on May 26th has shaken the entire state of Bihar. This heartbreaking event is not just the savage killing of an innocent life, but also exposes the deep failures of our state's law and order system, social consciousness, and public health system," Chirag Paswan said.
"The victim fought for her life for six days, but succumbed on June 1st at PMCH in Patna. Unfortunately, the child was made to suffer and wait for a continuous six hours in an ambulance to be admitted to the hospital," he said.
The Union Minister also asserted that the accused who gang-raped a minor child are as guilty as the doctors and administrative staff of PMCH, who, instead of providing the necessary treatment to save the child, "abandoned" her in the ambulance and wasted precious time in her treatment.
"This is not just negligence, but a crime against humanity," Chirag Paswan said.
Further, he said that representatives from his Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) have assured the victim of all possible justice.
"However, until strict and transparent action is taken against every culprit involved in this incident at both governance and administrative levels, justice will remain incomplete and unacceptable," he emphasised.
Chirag further demanded that all rapists involved in this heinous crime should be arrested promptly and given the harshest punishment, adding, "A high-level judicial inquiry should be conducted into the role of Hospital PMCH administration, doctors, and staff and criminal cases should be registered against the personnel who deliberately delayed treatment and showed inhumanity, ensuring their immediate suspension from service and strict departmental action."
The Union Minister also highlighted that this incident is not just the death of a child; it has become a symbol of the failure of Bihar's social system and the constitutional responsibility of the state.
"If the government remains silent on this matter, this silence will become the biggest crime," he said.
The accused had been arrested and sent to judicial custody, said Muzaffarpur SSP Sushil Kumar on Monday.
The Bihar Assembly elections are expected to be held in October and November this year, wherein the NDA, which consists of the BJP, JD(U), and LJP, will be once again looking forward to returning to power. In contrast, the INDIA Bloc will be giving competition to the incumbent Nitish Kumar government.