PATNA, May 20 -- In a sharp attack on the ruling NDA government in Bihar, leader of the opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Tuesday accused the Samrat Choudhary-led dispensation of failing to protect women and girls, citing a disturbing surge in rapes, gang rapes and crimes against the vulnerable. Addressing a press conference here, the former dy CM said the state was being run by "power-backed criminals" targeting mothers, sisters and daughters across the state. "In just six months of this so-called new government under the new 'Samrat', atrocities against women have become rampant," Yadav charged. Tejashwi rattled off a list of nearly 50 recent incidents - many involving minors - drawn from various districts. He cited cases including a gang rape of a minor in Darbhanga, brutal assault on a minor working in fields in Saharsa, an attack on a 3.5-year-old in Muzaffarpur, where a pen was allegedly inserted into her private parts, alleged rape and murder of a minor in Lakhisarai, killing of a woman after alleged rape in Kishanganj and assault on a minor orchestra dancer in Bettiah. Yadav pointed to cases where victims were as young as 4 or 5, including one where a girl picking mangoes was targeted in Saharsa and another involving a school-returning 5-year-old in Patna. Several incidents reportedly involved acid attacks on bodies, video blackmail or bodies dumped near homes or in fields. "This is not a government; it is a regime that is fooling the people of Bihar," he asserted. Yadav questioned the silence of the CM and his allies, asking how they could claim good governance when such horrors unfolded daily. He warned that those supporting the government despite these failures lacked humanity and were waiting for tragedy to strike their own families. Yadav drew a parallel to past controversies, referencing the Muzaffarpur shelter home case and alleged the current setup protected criminals while diverting attention....