Darbhanga, Aug. 29 -- The man accused of hurling abuses at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during a political rally in Bihar has been arrested, Darbhanga Senior Superintendent of Police told ANI on Friday.

This comes after an alleged video on the internet showed the accused hurling abusive slurs against PM Modi during an INDIA bloc event.

This sparked a political row in the poll-bound state of Bihar.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday slammed the opposition parties taking out the 'Voter Adhikaar Yatra' over alleged abuses hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother, and said that such remarks were an insult to 140 crore Indians.

"He (PM Modi) is the world's most popular leader now....