Sudhakar Singh, the MP from Buxer and former Bihar agriculture minister has received a legal notice for defamation on behalf of Senior IPS Officer Kundan Krishnan through his advocate. This notice demands a public apology, threatens a defamation lawsuit for five crore rupees, and warns of criminal action. These threats have come because I raised questions in the public interest regarding the suspicious death of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in Bilaoti village, Bhojpur district, and the Jamui incident.
Reacting to the legal notice, Buxer MP said, "I want to make it clear that neither my voice can be silenced by the threat of a legal notice, nor can the public's questions be evaded. I will not bow to pressure from any position, uniform, or authority. The public sent me to Parliament so that I could raise my voice for their rights, justice, and the protection of the Constitution—not to remain silent in the face of injustice. Portraying the murder of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari as merely a "police operation" and presenting the case as routine action is shameful in itself. When a person's life is lost and then the incident is dismissed as a standard police operation to evade accountability, this cannot be acceptable in any sensitive democratic system. The question is: what exactly were the circumstances in which Bharat Bhushan Tiwari lost his life? On whose orders was the action carried out? At what level was the decision made, and who bears the real responsibility for this entire sequence of events? I stand by my questions even today. My clear demand is that the accountability in this case should not be limited only to lower-level police personnel; there must also be an impartial investigation into the role of the top officials who were making decisions and leading the entire system at that time. No police constable can commit a murder without the orders of a top officer. How can any lower-level police officer carry out such a major operation entirely detached from the knowledge, instructions, and orders of police headquarters—this is a matter for serious investigation. I am raising this question because whenever a serious controversy arises in the police system, lower-level personnel are often made scapegoats, while sufficient questions are not raised about the role of the top decision-makers. In the Bharat Bhushan Tiwari case as well, I am raising the same question: an attempt is being made to evade real accountability by holding lower-level police personnel responsible. In this case, no one should be kept out of the investigation merely on the basis of their position or prestige."
Singh pointed out that at the time of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari's murder, Kundan Krishnan was serving as the Director General of Bihar STF. Therefore, an impartial investigation into the command, decision-making process, communications between relevant officials, and the role of police headquarters at that time is essential.
Buxer MP said, "As part of my political and public accountability, I will continue to raise the question of what the top-level responsibility was in this entire sequence of events. In my view, Kundan Krishnan's role must also undergo an impartial investigation. No officer can be exempt from accountability because of their position. The questions I have raised are not baseless. In this case, the involved police personnel were suspended, an FIR was registered on the complaint of the deceased's mother, and the government ordered a judicial inquiry. These developments themselves underscore the seriousness of the case and the need for an impartial investigation. When the government itself took action and deemed a judicial inquiry necessary, sending a threatening notice to a public representative raising questions about this case raises several serious questions. I have also raised questions in the public interest regarding the Jamui incident. Ensuring the safety of women and girls, holding the police accountable, and delivering justice to victims is not a private agenda of any political party—it is the fundamental responsibility of governance and administration. Raising questions on these issues is my constitutional and moral duty. I want to tell Kundan Krishnan and his advocate in clear terms that I will neither apologize nor back down from the threat of a five-crore-rupee lawsuit. The answers to my questions should come not from legal threats, but from facts, transparency, and an impartial investigation. Attempting to suppress public-interest questions with threats of defamation is not appropriate for democratic discourse."
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