The Assembly on Monday witnessed uproar over the state government's refusal to remove the deputy superintendent of police (DSP) of Pakridayal, a sub-divisional town of East Champaran, where three persons were gunned down on January 18 this year.

BJP MLA Rana Randhir demanded removal of DSP Vijay Kumar, saying that the state should depute a more efficient police officer.

He alleged that the trading community still lived in fear and were getting extortion calls from criminals. Pat came the reply. "I will not remove him," said power minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav, replying on the government's behalf.

At this the BJP members stormed into the Well of the House, demanding action to improve the law and order situation in the state.

The minister stuck to his stand and said if the Opposition had specific charges against the police officer, they should give those to him. The minister, however, conceded that in two years there had been 10 murders and numerous dacoities in Pakridayal alone.

"DSP Vijay Kumar had been removed by the Election Commission before the Assembly polls," Rana Ranvir told newsmen outside the House, which was disrupted by sloganeering. "But after elections, he was brought back. When the January killing took place and there was a public protest, the same officer came with a gun to scare protesters."

In response to a question by the BJP's Nitin Navin on the River police station that chief minister Nitish Kumar inaugurated in 2014, Bijendra Yadav announced a probe into the status of the police station aimed to check movement of criminals and smuggling via the Ganga at Fatuha.

The minister said only three cases had been registered with the River police station since its inception.

The BJP MLA maintained that the police station had become defunct with half of its forces controlling traffic and the other half being deputed in banks.

The minister also turned down JDU MLA Ravi Jyoti Kumar's demand of increasing fuel allotment for police stations for patrolling from 110 litres a month.

Ravi Jyoti pointed out that police stations in Bhagalpur and Patna were given around 200 litres fuel and that should be extended to all police stations. The minister said if a police station wanted more fuel, they could always apply but the limit would be 110 litres for now.

Another JDU MLA Vinod Prasad Yadav alleged that in Gaya district's Sherghati, bank loans had been drawn in the name of villagers who had no clue about it. "The villagers were shocked when they received loan notices from banks," Vinod said, alleging that loans had been withdrawn under fake names with the connivance of bank officials.

Finance minister Abdul Bari Siddiqui assured the MLA that he would get the matter investigated.