The incident took place following the nomination filing of Misa Bharti, Tej Pratap Yadav’s sister, who is running for the Lok Sabha Pataliputra seat.
Rabri Devi, the former chief minister of Bihar and mother of Tej Pratap Yadav, was also present on the stage when the incident occurred at the SK Memorial Hall in Patna.Misa Bharti was observed attempting to pacify her visibly upset brother.
After the video of the incident spread rapidly on social media, Tej Pratap Yadav took to X(formerly Twitter) on Monday to provide an explanation for his anger. In his defense, he stated in hindi, “I want to tell those people who are making my video viral that a coin has two sides. You have seen one side. On the other side, the candidate Dr. Misa Bharti and my mother were together, and he came in between them and pushed me. My hand was already injured and when he pushed me and I felt helpless pain, I was forced to push him aside to save myself. My intention was never to hurt anyone.”
“The public is the most important thing for me, Respecting the public is our duty,” he added.
The Pataliputra seat is currently held by BJP’s Ram Kripal Yadav, and Misa Bharti is contesting against him in the upcoming Lok Sabha election in 2024.
On Monday, Lalu Prasad Yadav, the former Chief Minister of Bihar, accompanied his daughter Bharti as she filed her nomination papers for the election.