US Edition‘Lathimaar’: Dramatic Video Shows Congress, BJP Workers Hitting Each Other with Sticks in Patna
A protest over offensive remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi led to a violent clash between BJP and Congress workers, resulting in injuries and police intervention, officials said.
- On Friday, workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party clashed with Congress workers outside the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee office at Sadaqat Ashram in Patna.
- The viral Darbhanga clip prompted anger as Darbhanga Police confirmed the arrest of Mohammad Rizvi alias Raja , shown abusing the Prime Minister at the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' rally on August 27.
- The protest soon turned violent, with both sides fighting using sticks and stones; Congress workers locked Sadaqat Ashram gates and vandalised a city bus on Ashok Rajpath amid the clashes.
- Patna Police controlled the scene by deploying heavy security and persuading BJP workers to retreat; Superintendent Diksha confirmed injuries on both sides and ordered an investigation.
- BJP leaders demanded apologies, with Bihar minister Nitin Nabin saying, `We are not going to tolerate the insult to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rahul Gandhi and his associates must apologise to the nation` on Friday.
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'Truth and non-violence prevail,' says Rahul Gandhi after BJP-Congress workers clash in Patna
Members of both parties clashed over alleged abuses at PM Modi and his late mother during Voter Adhikar Yatra, with visuals from Patna showing workers attacking each other with flags.
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India TodayBJP, Congress workers clash in Patna over abuses hurled at PM Modi
The video of their clash went viral on social media, with the workers of the two parties tearing each other's party flags. BJP leader Nitin Nabin said the saffron party will give a 'befitting reply' to Congress for insulting PM Modi's mother.
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