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Congress Leader Identified After Interrupting Kharge's Speech in Patna
A man who disrupted Congress President Mallikarjunn Kharge's speech in Patna has been identified as Santosh Kumar, a party worker from Chapra. Kumar claimed he was mistakenly beaten by Congress supporters who believed him to be a BJP activist.
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The identity of the individual who interrupted Congress President Mallikarjunn Kharge's address in Patna has emerged as Santosh Kumar, a Congress worker from Chapra district in Bihar. The incident occurred during an event marking the birth anniversary of former Bihar Chief Minister Shrikrishna Singh, where the disruption triggered a commotion.
According to Kumar's account, Congress supporters misidentified him as a BJP member and assaulted him following the interruption. Kumar denied the allegation, asserting that he is a party loyalist rather than an operative for the ruling BJP.
The episode has intensified an ongoing dispute surrounding both the chaos at the Shrikrishna Singh birth anniversary event and Kharge's subsequent remarks about the incident. The exact circumstances that led Kumar to interrupt the Congress president's speech remain unclear, and the matter has drawn attention to security and crowd management concerns at political gatherings in the state.
The incident underscores growing tensions during political events in Bihar, where rival parties frequently clash during public functions and commemorative occasions.