मुफस्सिल थानाक्षेत्र अंतर्गत कृष्णानगर में कुछ लोगों द्वारा घर में आग लगा देने के संबंध में नवादा पुलिस का आधिकारिक संस्करण।https://t.co/oasLsLu0gN@bihar_police @DMNawada @IgMagadh #nawadapolice#Nawada#नवादा pic.twitter.com/uN5yqmxpDx
— Nawada Police (@nawadapolice) September 18, 2024
The police confirmed that the incident arose from a long-standing land dispute.
मुफस्सिल थानाक्षेत्र अंतर्गत कृष्णानगर में कुछ लोगों द्वारा घर में आग लगा देने के संबंध में पुलिस अधीक्षक नवादा का आधिकारिक बयान#नवादा#nawadapolice @bihar_police pic.twitter.com/yfhU2zEpU7
— Nawada Police (@nawadapolice) September 18, 2024
The tragic incident in the Dalit colony was rooted in a land dispute between members of the Paswan and Majhi communities, both Dalit groups. Sources confirmed that Nandu Paswan, a prominent figure from the nearby Pranbigha village, along with his associates, instigated the fire and violence.
Despite, all facts being there out in the open, members of the opposition parties and the usual suspects of the leftist and the anti-Modi cabal, in their endeavour to attack the NDA government in Bihar, seized the opportunity to spread misinformation. They took to X to push the ‘caste atrocity’ narrative, despite the incident’s origins being a local land issue.
Mallikarjun Kharge, President of the Indian National Congress and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha took to X to present half-truths in an attempt to criticize the NDA government led by CM Nitish Kumar regarding the incident. In his haste to train guns at the current dispensation in Bihar, the senior Congress leader overlooked the fact that this unfortunate incident arose from a personal land dispute between two factions of Dalits.
“The terror unleashed by goons on the Mahadalit settlement in Nawada, Bihar, is yet another proof of the jungle raj under the NDA’s double-engine government. It is highly condemnable that around 100 Dalit homes were set on fire, gunshots were fired, and everything was taken from poor families under the cover of darkness,” Kharge posted in Hindi.
बिहार के नवादा में महादलित टोला पर दबंगों का आतंक NDA की डबल इंजन सरकार के जंगलराज का एक और प्रमाण है।
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) September 19, 2024
बेहद निंदनीय है कि करीब 100 दलित घरों में आग लगाई गई, गोलीबारी की गई और रात के अँधेरे में ग़रीब परिवारों का सब कुछ छीन लिया गया।
भाजपा और उसके सहयोगी दलों की दलितों-वंचितों…
Former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav also took to X to criticize Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the incident. He joined in fanning the ‘Dalit atrocity’ narrative, warning that such atrocities against Dalits will not be tolerated. Tejashwi Yadav conveniently overlooked the fact that the attack was perpetrated by members of one Dalit faction against another, driven by personal enmity rather than a broader caste-based issue.
In a social media post, the RJD leader said, “Great Jungle Raj! Great Rule of Demons! Great Rule of Monsters! More than 100 Dalit homes were set on fire in Nawada. Under the rule of Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar, Bihar is burning everywhere. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is unconcerned, NDA allies are oblivious! The poor burn and die—what do they care? Atrocities against Dalits will not be tolerated.”
महा जंगलराज! महा दानवराज! महा राक्षसराज!
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) September 18, 2024
नवादा में दलितों के 100 से अधिक घरों में लगायी आग।
नरेंद्र मोदी और नीतीश कुमार के राज में बिहार में आग ही आग।
मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार बेफिक्र, NDA के सहयोगी दल बेख़बर! गरीब जले, मरे-इन्हें क्या? दलितों पर अत्याचार बर्दाश्त नहीं होगा।…
Several Congress supporters also fueled the ‘Dalit atrocity’ narrative to criticize the Bihar Government, conveniently overlooking that the fire was ignited by another Dalit faction due to a long-standing land dispute.
The news of Dalit houses being set on fire in Nawada, Bihar is very sad.
— Ashish Singh (@AshishSinghKiJi) September 19, 2024
According to reports, more than 20+ houses have been set on fire.
This is the jungle raj of Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar. Where atrocities on Dalits and backward classes have become a common thing. pic.twitter.com/og5O0JSMqE
Interestingly, one member of this Congress fan club who goes by the username ‘Love Rahul Gandhi’, in her eagerness to criticize the Modi government, even went so far as to blame the RSS for the incident.
#बिहार के #नवादा में #RSS के गुंडों ने दलितों के 80 घरों में लगाई आग और गोलियां भी चलाई।#Bihar #Navada #Dalit #Dalits @RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/STf3fBF0Gi
— Love Rahul Gandhi (@iamsmithaa) September 18, 2024
Some members of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) seized the opportunity to criticize the incumbent NDA government in Bihar in light of the incident, expressing concern over alleged ‘Dalit atrocities’.
“Eighty houses were set ablaze following gunfire in Mahadalit Tola in Bihar’s Nawada…The suffering of Dalits is solely their own, not a concern for the nation! In regions where the BJP governs, Dalits and backward classes will be denied even the right to breathe! There’s an uproar in Bihar, yet Nitish Kumar remains indifferent!” read Priyanka Bharti’s post in Hindi. Priyanka Bharti serves as the National spokesperson for the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
बिहार के नवादा में महादलित टोला में फायरिंग के बाद 80 घरों को आग लगा दिया गया….
— Priyanka Bharti (@priyanka2bharti) September 18, 2024
दलित का दर्द सिर्फ़ दलित का दर्द है, देश का नहीं!
जहां भाजपा का शासन है, वहां दलित पिछड़ों को सांस भी लेने नहीं दिया जाएगा?
बिहार में हाहाकार है,
सो रहे नीतिश कुमार हैं! pic.twitter.com/ZrHEONpbeo
Sarika Paswan, who identifies as the State spokesperson and state secretary of the RJD on her X bio, lamented that Dalit atrocities have become commonplace under NDA rule in Bihar. Without verifying the facts, the RJD leader warned that such atrocities against Dalits would not be tolerated.
महा जंगलराज! महा दानवराज! महा राक्षसराज!
— Sarika Paswan (@SarikaPaswanRJD) September 18, 2024
नवादा में दलितों के 100 से अधिक घरों में लगायी आग।
नरेंद्र मोदी और नीतीश कुमार के राज में बिहार में आग ही आग।
मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार बेफिक्र, NDA के सहयोगी दल बेख़बर! गरीब जले, मरे-इन्हें क्या?
दलितों पर अत्याचार बर्दाश्त नहीं होगा।… pic.twitter.com/kDeCADYsPp
Many supporters of the Bhim Army, which has frequently been criticized for staging a farce in its advocacy for Dalit rights, also took to X to push the ‘Dalit atrocity’ narrative.
Casteist insects set fire to the houses of 80 poor Dalit families. This is happening in Navada, Bihar.
— Susheel shinde (@susheelshinde98) September 19, 2024
Even after independence, the lives of Dalits have no value.
Bihar government arrest these goons immediately. pic.twitter.com/QdWqkLrlmW
बिहार:नवादा में महादलित टोले पर दबंगों का हमला। मुफस्सिल थाना क्षेत्र में 80 दलित घरों में आग लगाई,मवेशी जिंदा जले। पीड़ितों का आरोप: फायरिंग और मारपीट की गई। ग्रामीणों का कहना है कि प्रशासनिक लापरवाही ने बढ़ावा दिया। #Bihar #DalitAtrocities #Justice pic.twitter.com/69FdMhwMsG
— Vikash Gautam (@VikashG23045505) September 19, 2024
The flames of injustice continue to rage in Nawada, Bihar as more than 80 houses of Dalits were burnt in a land dispute. This is not just a dispute, but a blatant act of oppression & discrimination against a dalit community. https://t.co/YZKAFCdxOL
— Deepali_Salve 🐦 (@deepali_writes) September 18, 2024
“The flames of injustice continue to rage in Nawada, Bihar as more than 80 houses of Dalits were burnt in a land dispute. This is not just a dispute, but a blatant act of oppression & discrimination against a dalit community,” posted @deepali_writes, who identifies herself as a staunch Ambedkerite on X.
