Bihar: Man arrested for allegedly shouting abusive slogans about Modi at Opposition rally

A man has been arrested for allegedly shouting abusive slogans about Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an Opposition rally in Bihar’s Darbhanga, the police said on Friday.

The incident took place on Wednesday during the INDIA bloc’s Voter Adhikar Yatra, which aims to highlight alleged irregularities in electoral rolls.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav were not on stage when the slogans were shouted, The Hindu reported.

Videos of the incident have since been widely shared on social media, drawing sharp criticism from Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and its National Democratic Alliance partners.

The first information report was registered at the Simri police station and the accused will be produced in court, the Darbhanga Police said.

On Friday morning, BJP and Congress workers clashed in Patna during a protest by the Hindutva party against the slogans.

#WATCH | Patna, Bihar: BJP and Congress workers clash as the former staged a protest against the latter in front of the Congress office. pic.twitter.com/GDUxM0JgyB— ANI (@ANI) August 29, 2025

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the “abusive and indecent” language used against Modi and his mother at the Darbhanga rally was condemnable and a “blot on democracy”.

“The Congress has reached its lowest ebb under Rahul Gandhi’s leadership,” Shah said in a social media post. “They cannot bear the fact that the...

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