Overview

• The NDA enforced a 7 a.m.–noon shutdown with protests across Patna, Darbhanga, Rajgir, Siwan, Ara, Gaya and Danapur, while emergency services and rail operations continued.
• BJP Mahila Morcha and JD(U) women leaders fronted rallies that blocked roads and closed markets, with police deployments reported and some schools in Patna shut as a precaution.
• NDA leaders accused the Opposition of tolerating abusive language and demanded apologies from Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav, with senior BJP figures joining sit-ins in the capital.
• The Opposition condemned insulting anyone’s mother, said the accused was not a party worker, and alleged the BJP was politicising the episode during the election campaign.
• The controversy stems from an August 27 Darbhanga video; police identified and arrested Mohammad Rizvi, as BJP leadership, including Amit Shah, folded the issue into Bihar poll strategy talks.