Overview
- The incident occurred in Meenapur, Muzaffarpur, where Kumar placed a garland on BJP nominee Rama Nishad from the Aurai constituency.
- JD(U) working president Sanjay Kumar Jha tried to stop him onstage, after which Kumar proceeded and said into the microphone, “gajab aadmi hai.”
- Coverage noted he mispronounced JD(U) candidate Ajay Kushwaha’s name and used the honorific “Shri” before Nishad’s name during the speech.
- Reports referenced local Hindu customs that discourage women from accepting garlands from men other than their husbands, heightening sensitivities.
- Tejashwi Yadav posted the video on X and questioned Kumar’s mental health, with no official medical statement or formal response reported from the CM’s camp.