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Bihar CM’s ‘crime, not apraadh’ remark draws Tejashwi Yadav’s swipe
The Story in Brief
Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary has sparked a political row after saying at a 3 November 2026 event that ‘crime may happen, but not apraadh’ (offence) and that ‘there are no criminals’. The remark was made during an agreement signing between the Union road transport ministry and the Bihar government on river water management, with Union minister Nitin Gadkari on stage.
Opposition RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav hit back on X, calling Choudhary ‘a sample accused in seven murders’ and asking IAS and IPS officers present whether they felt ‘honoured or insulted’ working with him. Yadav also questioned prime minister Narendra Modi’s role in selecting Choudhary as chief minister. Choudhary had earlier said Bihar lost 87% of its revenue to Jharkhand after its creation, and announced mining would resume with supplies delivered within 30 days of an order.
Update, 3 November 2026: Times Now adds that Choudhary criticised the Farakka Water Treaty, saying Bihar receives Ganga water only from July to October and needs more for agriculture and industry. The outlet also reports Choudhary’s claim that the state’s revenue loss to Jharkhand was 87%.
Indian Opinion Analysis
All three outlets lead with CM Choudhary’s ‘crime may happen, not apraadh’ remark and Tejashwi Yadav’s mocking response, but differ on context. Deccan Herald and Times Now both foreground Yadav’s accusation that Choudhary is a ‘sample accused in seven murders’, while Times of India places that attack in the second half of its story and opens with a broader description of the controversy. Times Now adds detail on Choudhary’s Farakka Water Treaty criticism, which the other two omit. On the crime remark itself, the outlets quote almost identical lines, indicating uniform wire-style reporting on the central exchange. The main divergence is editorial leeway: the two smaller outlets give Yadav’s personal attack more prominence, whereas Times of India offers a fuller rendering of Choudhary’s development and water-management comments.
Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral
Sources (3): deccanherald.com (neutral report), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report), timesnownews.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
