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Clashes broke out between BJP and Congress workers in Patna after derogatory remarks were made against PM Modi and his late mother during Rahul Gandhi’s rally in Darbhanga.
Patna: Supporters of BJP and Congress clash during a protest against the objectionable comments made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)
Massive clashes between the BJP and Congress workers erupted in Bihar’s Patna on Friday over the derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during an INDIA bloc rally in Darbhanga.
According to the details, stones were pelted at the site as the BJP staged a protest against the Congress in front of the Congress office in Patna.
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Demonstrations were also staged in Darbhanga on Thursday, even as the state women’s commission shot off a letter to the administration, seeking “suo motu” action against the culprits.
Effigies of Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav were burnt by BJP workers in Darbhanga, who joined a procession organised by two-term local MP Gopaljee Thakur.
On Friday morning, the Darbhanga Police arrested the man accused of hurling abuses against PM Modi.
Speaking to news agency ANI, Bihar Minister and BJP leader Nitin Nabin said that the public will give a “befitting reply” to the Congress.
“Every son of Bihar will give a befitting reply to Congress for insulting a mother. We will take revenge for this,” he said.
Meanwhile, Congress worker Ashutosh slammed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, claiming that the clash happened with the government’s involvement.
“A befitting reply will be given. This is happening with the government’s involvement. Nitish Kumar is doing wrong,” Ashutosh said.
As the situation snowballed, the police registered a case in the matter and Superintendent of Police Ashok Kumar Chaudhary told reporters that action would be taken against those found involved.
On Thursday, the BJP alleged that Rahul Gandhi-led “Voter Adhikar Yatra” in Bihar crossed all “limits of insult, hate and tastelessness”, adding that abuses were directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother during the campaign.
The BJP on its X handle refrained from posting the video of the incident, but its content shared online by a few handles showed some unidentified people hurling abuses at PM Modi from a dais raised during the Yatra.
The ruling party claimed that the choice of such an abuse for the Prime Minister’s mother shows the state of the opposition’s desperation.
People of Bihar will not forgive Gandhi and Yadav, the main campaigner for the RJD, for such a mistake, even if they apologise thousands of times, the BJP said, calling the incident “extremely shameful”.
A Congress leader in Darbhanga, who admitted that the viral video was of a podium that he had erected on the outskirts of the north Bihar town, offered an apology, but maintained that the expletives had been hurled in his absence.
“The video appears to have been shot after I left the spot, following Rahul Gandhi, who passed through. I have not yet watched the clip. Still, I offer my apologies if anything of the sort has happened,” said Mohd Naushad, who is a worker of the Youth Congress and is said to be eyeing the party ticket from the Jale assembly seat.
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Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
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