Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday tore into the Nitish Kumar government over the murder of Patna businessman Gopal Khemka, claiming that the ruling NDA coalition has "turned Bihar into the crime capital of India."

"Today, Bihar lives under the shadow of loot, gunfire, and murder. Crime has become the new normal, and the government has completely failed," he tweeted.

Owner of the Magadh Hospital, Gopal Khemka, was shot dead by an unidentified bike-borne assailant at 11:40 pm on Friday in the plush Gandhi Maidan area of the capital, six years after his son, Gunjan, who was a BJP leader as well, was killed in broad daylight in a similar fashion.

The incident, which was caught on CCTV, has stirred a political row with only a few months left for the state assembly elections, as RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav claimed that the police took two hours to reach the crime scene.

"It's a horrible incident. The businessmen want to leave Bihar. The incident occurred in the heart of Patna... Still, it takes the police two hours to arrive here," he told news agency ANI.

"Six years ago, his (Gopal Khemka's) son was murdered, and none of the murderers were caught... By the time transfers and postings are done through bribery and performers are not posted, things will not improve. No one is safe in Bihar... The CM is unconscious and he is tired, officers are running the government," he added.

Source: India Today