Overview

• Clips from a Voter Adhikar Yatra stage in Darbhanga show party workers using profane slurs against the prime minister and his late mother.
• Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Tejashwi Yadav were not on the dais when the abusive slogans were raised, according to reports.
• BJP spokesperson Neeraj Kumar called the remarks “absolutely intolerable” and sought an apology, and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sinha warned of action.
• Congress leader Rashid Alvi condemned the remarks and said the party does not endorse such language, adding that an inquiry is checking the individual’s political links.
• The platform was reportedly set up by local Congress ticket aspirant Mohammad Naushad, chants of his name were heard, and the exact timing of the incident at the rally remains unclear.