Bihar minister clarifies remarks on Jamui moral policing controversy

…“ It is unfortunate that certain remarks are being selectively presented and taken out of context ,” Singh told The Indian Express on Tuesday, adding the clip, which has gone viral, was part of a longer interview that was conducted while she was in the midst of an official meeting. “The questions asked, the sequence…

…the Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, who shared a clip of the interview on X on Tuesday. The RJD leader said Singh appeared to be suggesting that “moral policing” should have been carried out in a “respectful manner”. “ (This) Means that now BJP ministers in the NDA government want incidents of harassment, sexual assault, drug trafficking, murder and rape under the guise of ‘moral policing’ to be carried out in a ‘respectful manner’ and in a supposedly ‘sattvik’ way? ” Yadav wrote, adding that Singh should give “tuition” on moral policing. Story continues below this ad Singh, meanwhile, said the interview should be understood “in its entirety, rather than on the basis of isolated…

…themselves in a spot owing to controversial remarks on the Jamui issue. Earlier on Monday, senior JD(U) leader and party state president Umesh Kushwaha described the Jamui case as an “isolated and minor incident”. “ Whenever such an isolated incident occurs, our government is sensitive to it. But look at the period before 2005; what kind of Bihar was it? Could people even step out of their homes?” he had said. Story continues below this ad Kushwaha later said his remarks had been “distorted and…