Overview

• Darbhanga police said they detained a man accused of using an abusive slur against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother in a viral clip from the Voter Adhikar Yatra.
• News agencies and several outlets noted they could not independently verify the video’s authenticity.
• BJP leaders demanded apologies from Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav, lodged complaints and reported an FIR in Patna, and organized protests over the incident.
• Congress and the RJD denied organisational responsibility, called for an investigation into who made the remarks, and accused the BJP of politicising the episode.
• Street actions escalated with effigy burnings and a clash between BJP and Congress workers in Patna as tensions rose ahead of the state elections.