MLA slips out from jail in Bihar

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Notorious JDU MLA Sunil Pandey is back to making news for all the wrong reasons. Lodged in the Beur jail, Pandey has been able to bend the rules sufficiently enough so as to allow himself the luxury of spending time at his home. Pandey is known to be the problem child for Nitish Kumar's government in Bihar. Last year in an inebriated Pandey staggered out of a hotel refusing to pay for his stay in a five star hotel in Patna. When the hotel management pressed him to pay he blew his fuse kicking up a royal fuss before stooping to threaten the management with dire consequences. In July 2006, an extremely animated Pandey threatened the police for disciplining a fellow party man who had gone on a rampage. However, jails in Bihar have acquired a reputation for making life very comfortable for their high-powered inmates. The other politicians who have taken advantage of their political clout to flout prison rules include MLA Rajan Tiwari and RJD MPs Pappu Yadav and Shahabuddin. Every time a Bihar politician is found on the wrong side of the law, the administration promises strict action against them but unless they are reprimanded, they will continue to make a mockery of the law.