CEC breaks silence after Anant Singh's arrest amid Bihar Election, says 'Zero tolerance towards violence!'
Former Bihar MLA Anant Singh, who has been fielded by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) in the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, was arrested early Sunday in connection with the murder of Jan Suraaj supporter Dular Chand Yadav. Yadav, a gangster-turned-politician who was formerly associated with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), was killed while campaigning in Mokama on Thursday for Priyadarshi Piyush, who is fighting on a ticket of Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party in these assembly polls.Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar holds a crucial press conference to unveil key details and a firm commitment to a peaceful electoral process for the upcoming Bihar Assembly Elections 2025.