Patna, Nov. 4 -- An FIR was today lodged against union Minister and senior JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh for alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct during his campaign in favour of JD(U) candidate from Mokama assembly seat Anant Singh who was sent to jail in connection with a murder case.
Official sources said a viral video has surfaced in which union Minister Singh, while campaigning for Anant Singh, allegedly urged party workers to keep several leaders confined to their homes on polling day during the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections on November 6.
He reportedly said such leaders should be allowed to cast their votes only if they made repeated requests "with humility," after which they should be se...