In Muzaffarpur, the horrific rape and death of a 10-year-old Dalit girl from Kudhani block exposed both brutal violence and official apathy. The child, who had 20 stab wounds, died after being left untreated for hours in an ambulance outside Patna’s PMCH hospital. CPI(ML) State Secretary Comrade Kunal demanded the resignation of Health Minister Mangal Pandey, calling it a double failure — first, the inability to prevent the crime, and then the denial of medical treatment. A joint CPI(ML)-AIPWA fact-finding team revealed gross negligence and the extreme poverty of the victim’s family. Statewide protests were organised on 4 June.
Another deeply disturbing case has come to light from Sitamarhi, where an 11-year-old Muslim girl was gangraped and murdered in Runni Saidpur. A CPI(ML)-Insaaf Manch team found evidence of communal intimidation and local complicity. Speaking on behalf of the team, MLA Virendra Gupta condemned the silence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the BJP leadership, calling it a shocking display of inhumanity and political apathy. “This crime shows the collapse of law and order in Bihar and the state’s utter disregard for the safety of minorities,” he said. Protests were held on 16 June demanding justice and action against those protecting the accused.
In another incident, a rural doctor in Gaya was tied to a tree and assaulted while he was treating the mother of a 2021 gangrape survivor. A seven-member CPI(ML) fact-finding team visited Harakuraha village on 7 June and met the victims at Gaya hospital. The team reported that the accused are still roaming free and have even released misogynistic songs celebrating their impunity. The team demanded immediate arrests and an end to the culture of violence and fear.
Badlo Sarkar, Badlo Bihar
As part of its campaign against rising violence, rural distress and injustice, the CPI(ML) has launched the state-wide “Badlo Sarkar, Badlo Bihar” (Change the Government, Transform Bihar) yatra. CPI(ML) General Secretary Comrade Dipankar said the BJP-JDU regime has allowed feudal dominance to flourish in the name of development. “Crimes against women, especially from Dalit and minority communities, have become disturbingly frequent. The people of Bihar are demanding liberation from this regime of repression,” he added.
The Shahabad-Magadh leg of the yatra began from the Indrapuri dam site with tributes to labourers who died during its construction. CPI(ML) leaders including MPs Rajaram Singh and Sudama Prasad and MLAs Arun Singh and Sandeep Saurabh are leading the campaign, which focuses on mass meetings and rural outreach.
Speaking at a rally, Rajaram Singh said that in 20 years of BJP-JDU rule, the Indrapuri reservoir remains incomplete, the Sone river is drying up, and the canal system has collapsed. “Farmers face a water crisis, APMCs have been dismantled, there is no MSP procurement, and sharecroppers remain unregistered. This government has betrayed farmers,” he said.
On 21 June, AIPWA and CPI(ML) women leaders released a public chargesheet marking 20 years of BJP-JDU rule, criticising the government’s betrayal of women. AIPWA General Secretary Meena Tiwari said the government has failed to deliver either social or economic justice.
