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The Bihar Government asserted successful the Legislative Assembly connected Monday (February 9, 2026) that it would behaviour a thorough probe into the accomplishment of 173 overseas nationals successful Gopalganj territory connected “missionary visas” betwixt 1990 and 2015. Of these visitors, 168 were from Pakistan and the others from Britain, Russia, and Uzbekistan, the authorities said successful the ongoing Budget Session of the State Legislature.
Meanwhile, Opposition members protested some wrong and extracurricular the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council implicit assorted issues specified arsenic deteriorating instrumentality and bid situation, surge successful rape and decease cases, apprehension of Independent MP from Purnea Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav successful a 1995 forgery caseand issues of development.
Leader of the Opposition successful Council Rabri Devi from Rashtriya Janata Dal and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar were engaged successful a verbal duel during the protest. Mr. Kumar’s microphone had allegedly gone mute for immoderate clip portion helium was speaking successful the legislative council. However, his enactment subordinate Ashok Choudhary vehemently denied that it happened. “Who has that overmuch of audacity to mute Mr. Kumar’s microphone from saying what helium wants to say?” asked Mr. Choudhary.
In the Assembly, Mithilesh Tiwary, BJP MLA from Baikunthpur successful Gopalganj district, raised the contented of the sojourn of overseas nationals to the district. Demanding a probe into the matter, helium wondered wherefore truthful galore overseas nationals connected “religious visa”, a bulk of them from Pakistan, visited a territory similar Gopalganj, where, but the Durga temple astatine Thawe, determination was nary different celebrated spiritual spot to visit. “We indispensable cognize what the intent of their sojourn was? Pakistan is not a affable state to us. The authorities should behaviour a probe into the contented thoroughly,” Mr. Tiwary demanded.
‘When volition rape and execution stop?’
Earlier, portion raising the issue, the BJP MLA said that astir visitors from Pakistan were from Karachi and Rawalpindi and asked if the overseas nationals visiting Gopalganj were progressive successful anti-India activities. Pronto, helium added that determination had been a spurt successful spiritual conversion successful the territory since 1990. “The authorities should analyse their sojourn from each angles; wherever did they enactment and walk however overmuch money? If this is the concern successful conscionable 1 district, 1 tin ideate what it would beryllium similar successful each 38 districts of Bihar?” Mr. Tiwary wondered.
Replying to the starred question of the BJP MLA, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, who holds the Home department, said, “As per the accusation with the government, retired of full 173 overseas nationals who visited Gopalganj during 1990-2015, arsenic galore arsenic 168 were from Pakistan and others from countries specified arsenic Russia, Britain and Uzbekistan.” He added, “Since the honourable MLA has expressed interest astir it, the authorities volition get it thoroughly investigated: whether they were progressive successful immoderate transgression oregon indulged successful immoderate different enactment contempt arriving arsenic a tourist?”
The Opposition members, who protested implicit assorted issues, entered the Assembly with placards which asked, “When volition rape, execution and kidnapping successful the State stop? There is instrumentality but nary fear. The authorities indispensable reply the questions.” A Congress MLA was spotted wearing a T-shirt which read, “Today it’s jail, time it’s bail; but the time aft tomorrow, the aforesaid crippled volition continue”. The Opposition members alleged that “Bihar medication has failed wholly successful tackling the deteriorating instrumentality and bid concern successful the State”.
