'Got 9 people murdered': On cam, big claim by Nitish's MLA; then clarification

NEW DELHI: Bihar MLA Anant Singh made a shocking claim that he had got “nine people murdered” while supporting Nitish Kumar. The JD(U) leader Singh made the remark during an interview with news agency IANS while describing his long association with the party supremo.Recalling his sacrifices for Nitish Kumar, Mokama MLA claimed: “Who has made as many sacrifices as I have? Nitish Kumar was nothing back then. He used to roam around here and there. At that time, while being with Nitish Kumar, I got nine people murdered,” Singh said.However, later the leader clarified that his remarks was misinterpreted and that he was referring to the killing of nine of his associates, not claiming that he had arranged their murders.Singh said the nine people killed was his personal loss that he suffered after aligning himself with Nitish Kumar and abandoning Lalu Yadav.