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The absorption Congress connected Sunday (February 8, 2026) held a objection successful Patna, protesting the apprehension of Independent MP Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known arsenic Pappu Yadav, successful a forgery lawsuit dating backmost to 1995.
Congress workers burnt an effigy of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar extracurricular the enactment headquarters, Sadaqat Ashram, accusing the NDA authorities successful the authorities of governmental vendetta.
Mr. Yadav, who represents the Purnea constituency successful the Lok Sabha, was arrested connected Friday (February 6) nighttime from his Mandiri residence successful transportation with a lawsuit registered nether Section 467 (forgery of documents) of the IPC.
A tribunal successful Patna sent him to 2 days of judicial custody connected Saturday (February 7). However, owing to his sick health, helium volition stay admitted astatine Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) till the adjacent proceeding connected Monday (February 9).
Congress idiosyncratic Premchand Singh alleged that the authorities was “failing to supply justness to our daughters” and alternatively was “jailing those who rise their voices”.
Another Congress worker, Arti Rai, demanded Mr. Yadav’s release, claiming that helium was a person who connected with the communal radical of Bihar.
“The mode helium has been treated by the authorities is unfair,” she said.
Earlier successful the day, Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav told reporters, “Dictatorship has been established successful the state. While criminals are going scot-free, the non-guilty are being trapped.”
