RANCHI, Dec. 14 -- A CCTV footage showing Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Pradeep Yadav meeting Leader of Opposition Babulal Marandi triggered fresh political controversy on Saturday, with the former rejecting allegations of aiding the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) amid deepening infighting within the Jharkhand Congress.

The development comes two days after LoP Babulal Marandi handed over a pen drive to Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahto on the last day of the winter session, alleging that it contained audio of a party MLA in discussion with the state health minister about non-cooperation in granting a licence to a nursing college owner linked to one of the legislator's acquaintances.

The discussion was said to have taken place during a...