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Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh ‘Lalan’ connected Wednesday (November 5, 2025) claimed that a video clip, which has led to an FIR against him implicit alleged usurpation of the exemplary codification of behaviour successful poll-bound Bihar, was "doctored".
The erstwhile JD(U) president, who was booked connected Tuesday (November 4, 2025) nether applicable sections of the BNSS and Representation of People Act for a code helium gave successful Mokama, expressed assurance that the probe volition instrumentality into relationship "the afloat video footage" and volition pb to his exoneration.
"I respect the enactment initiated by the Election Commission, which is simply a constitutional, non-partisan body. But the video successful question, which is besides being shared by our rival RJD, is doctored," said Mr. Lalan.
He besides accused the RJD cadres of threatening mediocre radical successful Mokama with dire consequences if they formed their votes successful favour of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U).
"As a governmental party, it was our work to connection enactment to specified susceptible voters and instil immoderate courageousness successful them. That was what I tried to do, and it volition beryllium wide to whoever watches the implicit video. The EC is bound to ticker the footage during the probe, and the information volition beryllium out," Mr. Lalan said.
The erstwhile JD(U) president has been intensively campaigning successful Mokama, which falls nether his Munger Lok Sabha seat, ever since enactment campaigner Anant Singh was arrested successful transportation with the sidesplitting of Dular Chand Yadav, a section strongman who was supporting Jan Suraaj Party of Prashant Kishor.
The Union curate alleged that successful the ceremonial procession of Yadav, "abusive slogans, targeting a peculiar caste, were raised, astatine the behest of the RJD".
Mr. Lalan and Anant Singh beryllium to the almighty precocious caste radical Bhumihar.
