Although former Munger SP Lipi Singh had initially denied any instance of firing, the CISF report made it clear in their internal report that the police and the CISF had open fired at the devotees.
Bihar leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav slammed Nitish Kumar Government for the decision. He called the chief minister the "Bheeshm Pitamah" of the corrupt and the "protector of criminals".
In a bitterly contested Bihar election 2020, NDA won 125 seats, only 3 seats above the majority mark of 122 while Mahagathbandhan of RJD, Congress etc won 110 seats