Tej Bahadur Yadav in Row For 'Seeking Rs 50 Crore to Assassinate PM Narendra Modi', BJP 'Stunned'
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday reacted to a viral video of Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Tej Bahadur Yadav in which he can be heard saying that he'd assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he gets "Rs 50 crores".
New Delhi, May 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday reacted to a viral video of Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Tej Bahadur Yadav in which he can be heard saying that he'd assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he gets "Rs 50 crores". Reacting to it BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao said that he is stunned by Yadav's statement. Tej Bahadur Yadav's Nomination From Varanasi Rejected by Election Commission; Ex-BSF Jawan Will Move Supreme Court to Challenge Decision.
"Stunned by statements of SP candidate, Tej Bahadur Yadav. He was drafted by SP from Varanasi, his candidature has been nullified for various reasons. We can see on TV how he's telling a group that he's willing to hatch a plot to assassinate PM Modi for Rs 50 cr," Rao was quoted saying by news agency ANI.
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"Parties like Congress rallied behind such anti-social forces rather than the govt is a matter of concern. The fact that he was sought to be drafted as a candidate by SP, it really stuns us. We condemn it, we expect all agencies to take note of this threat," Rao added. Who is Tej Bahadur Yadav? All About The Ex-BSF Jawan Contesting Against PM Narendra Modi in Varanasi in Lok Sabha Elections 2019.
The authenticity of the video is not confirmed. In the video, accessed by several media houses, Tej Bahadur can be heard saying that he will launch "a plot to assassinate PM Modi if he is given Rs 50 crores". In the clip, he further says that he will do it only if an Indian gives him money, not a Pakistani.
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LatestLY does not vouch for the authenticity of the video.
Meanwhile, sacked Border Security Force (BSF) jawan Tej Bahadur today moved the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India's decision to cancel his candidature from the Varanasi Parliamentary seat from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is contesting Lok Sabha elections.
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