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Tejashwi meets 12-year-old over Patna birthday video claim
Hindustan Times··5d ago
RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Saturday met a 12-year-old boy in Patna. The boy alleged assault after filming mustard-oil lamps at a Prime Minister Narendra Modi birthday event on September 17. Yadav said police pressured the boy to change his statement. BJP state spokesperson Prem Ranjan Patel called the video fabricated and rejected the allegations.
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What It Means For You
- The boy said he is in standard five and lives in a Patna locality.
- He claimed village schooling had been affected by recent floods.
- Yadav said he would seek action against those involved.
What's Happening
- The boy alleged BJP party men assaulted him for making the lamp video.
- Yadav alleged police threatened a night in the station if he stuck to the assault claim.
- Patel said the opposition should visit flood-hit areas instead of circulating fabricated videos.
What Each Side Alleges
- Yadav is the leader of the opposition in the Bihar context of the report.
- The birthday event lamps used mustard oil, according to the boy's account.
- BJP framed the clip as a publicity effort meant to defame the party.
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