Katihar, Aug. 23 -- After an FIR was filed against Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav over an alleged 'objectionable' post targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Shakil Ahmed Khan extended his support to Yadav, stating that such FIRs cannot deter their political fight.

The Congress leader likened the ongoing 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' to the country's freedom struggle and reiterated that opposition parties would continue their campaign against the ruling BJP.

Speaking to ANI in Katihar, Shakil Ahmed Khan said, "Even if a thousand FIRs are filed, how does it matter?... When cases were registered against people and they were even jailed during our fight for swaraj, ultimately, we attained independence. This yatra...