It’s battle of muscle in Bihar’s Mokama

The Bihar Assembly polls sees clash of two gangsters-turned-politicians

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It is ‘Chhote Sarkar’ versus ‘Dada’ in the Mokama assembly segment of Bihar, which has been witness to fierce rivalry between the two gangster-turned-politicians for decades.

‘Chhote Sarkar’ as JD(U) candidate Anant Singh is known in the area, had an uninterrupted run since 2005, until conviction in a Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act case in 2022 led to his disqualification.

In the ensuing bypoll, his wife Neelam Devi retained the seat for the RJD, which had given a ticket to her husband two years earlier, though acquittal in the case by the Patna High Court has led Singh to decide that he no longer needed the spouse to hold fort.

“Dada, the nickname by which Suraj Bhan Singh is known, however, remains disqualified and, hence, needs his wife Veena Devi to stand in the Assembly polls on his behalf, who is in the fray on an RJD ticket.