Patna, September 24, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
RJD National Working President and Bihar Assembly Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav has criticised Samastipur MP Shambhavi Choudhary over a social media post concerning the alleged harassment of a minor girl in her Lok Sabha constituency.
Choudhary, who belongs to the LJP (Ram Vilas), had shared a post about the incident on her official social media account without naming the accused.
Yadav alleged that the MP had deliberately cropped the names of the accused from a Bihar Police press release before sharing it. In a post on his official X handle, he claimed that the names were removed so that the identities and castes of those arrested would not become public.
Yadav further alleged that Choudhary was indirectly protecting the accused instead of standing with the minor victim and questioned why the names were removed from a police statement concerning an alleged crime against a minor.
“Obviously, a woman MP, instead of taking the side of the victim minor girl, is indirectly protecting the hooligans. Now, in such a situation, what will you say? Will this government and its architects stop such rapes and crimes?” Yadav said.
Taking a further swipe at Choudhary, Yadav sarcastically suggested that she could be publicly honoured by her father, Bihar Minister Ashok Choudhary, and LJP (Ram Vilas) president and Union Food Processing Minister Chirag Paswan for not making the accused’s identities public.
Samastipur Police have arrested four people in connection with the incident. According to the police, they were identified as Rahul Kumar Paswan, Awadhesh Paswan, Vikas Kumar/Vikas Sharma and Rambabu Sahani.
Police said the arrests were made after a video purportedly showing the alleged incident came to their notice. They have registered a case and initiated further investigation.
The police have also appealed to media organisations and social media users not to circulate any content that could reveal the identity of the minor girl.
The incident came to light after a video purportedly showing the girl being allegedly harassed by a group of men circulated on social media.
Yadav also criticised the Bihar government over the incident and questioned the administration’s preparedness to prevent similar cases.
Reacting to the case, he said such incidents were being reported from different parts of Bihar and described the Samastipur incident as “completely shameful.”
“It is happening everywhere. Is there any district in Bihar where such incidents are not taking place? But this is completely shameful,” Yadav said.
He questioned what action police would take against those involved and sought clarity on the government’s plans to prevent similar incidents in the future.
“The Bihar government is being widely condemned, but these people have no shame or remorse. What action will the police take? What is their vision? What is their road map to ensure that such incidents do not happen in the future?” he asked.
Yadav also alleged that the government lacked adequate preparation to deal with such incidents and accused those in power of being more focused on retaining their positions than addressing law-and-order concerns.
“There is no preparation. They have got the chair and just want to remain seated in it,” he said.
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