New Delhi, May 8: Today, the Supreme Court asked the Election Commission to examine grievances raised by sacked BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, whose nomination against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi, was cancelled. He was fielded by the Samajwadi Party as its candidate.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi asked the counsel for the poll body to seek instructions and appraise it by tomorrow. In his plea, Tej Bahadur Yadav termed the decision of the Election Commission panel discriminatory and unreasonable and said it should be set aside.
A shocking video of this sacked BSF officer Tej Bahadur Yadav in which he is seen agreeing to kill PM Modi for Rs 50 crores, got viral on the Social Media platforms.
Tej Bahadur Yadav can be seen in the video, chatting with other men, allegedly his friends, over drinks and food. While the men appeared in the intoxicated state, in conversation with one of them, Tej Bahadur Yadav said, “50 crores do, main Modi ko marwa dunga.” (Give me 50 crores, I will get Modi murdered). The other man shots back that nobody in the country will be able to give him such a huge amount, Pakistan might be willing to give him. To this Tej Bahadur Yadav replies, “Desh se gaddari nahin, agar yahan ka koi dega, toh mai Modi ko marwa dunga.” (I won’t betray the country, if someone here pays me that amount, and then I will get Modi murdered).
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra on Tuesday hit out at opposition while addressing a press conference saying, “It's a very serious matter. It is about the prime minister's safety. It is about conspiracy to assassinate an elected prime minister. Why is the opposition silent?” He asked that does the opposition agree with what Tej Bahadur Yadav said
He questioned if SP president Akhilesh Yadav and BSP supremo Mayawati will apologise for projecting him as their alliance's candidate against Modi in Varanasi.
The "sponsored attack" on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal echoes for days but the opposition is silent at this threat to Modi, he said.