The tragic road accident on the Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi highway on February 24, which killed nine children has now started to haunt BJP in the state, reports India Today.
It has come to light that the speeding Bolero vehicle which crushed 9 children to death belongs to BJP leader Manoj Baitha, who is the general secretary of the BJP’s Sitamarhi district unit.
There was a BJP nameplate on the vehicle which read Manoj Baitha, Pradesh Mantri, Mahadalit Manch.
Eyewitnesses have reportedly said that they saw Manoj Baitha coming out of the Bolero soon after the incident.
The BJP leader and the driver of the vehicle are absconding ever since the accident took place.
However, BJP top leaders in the state have denied Manoj Baitha having any connections with the party.
Party vice-president Devesh Kumar has said that there was no person by this name in the Mahadalit Manch of the party.
However, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav visited the Sri Krishna Memorial College and Hospital to meet the family members of the deceased. He raised the issue of involvement of BJP leader Manoj Baitha in the road accident.
Tejashwi also accused the driver of the Bolero to be drunk when the incident happened.
The former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav also questioned the inability of the Muzaffarpur police in banning the BJP leader and his driver, involved in the incident.
