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| '10 Mikes Were About To Hit My Nose |
| '10 Mikes Were About To Hit My Nose': Tejashwi Yadav Defends Attack On Journalist
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| INDIA
, 13-July-2017
6:7:17 AM |
| Tejashwi Yadav, Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister, has in a Facebook post clarified that his security guards did not assault journalists outside the Bihar Secretariat in Patna as he stepped out after a Cabinet meeting. It was competitive reporting that led to the fracas, he said, complaining that "there were moments when around ten mikes were about to hit my nose."
The 28-year-old politician faces corruption charges and was being sought by reporters for his stand on an ultimatum by his boss and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his resignation. Mr Yadav reiterated defiantly that he would not quit over allegations from when he was "just a boy who hadn't even sprouted a moonchh".
On Facebook he has said, "I totally understand know how difficult is their job, specially the cameramen. They were falling & competing with each other. Couple of media person were putting mike behind me & brushed my ears & head also. There were moments when around ten mikes were about to hit my nose (sic)."
As Mr Yadav emerged from the Secretariat after the meeting, scores of waiting mediapersons rushed towards him. It is at this time that a cameraperson accidentally hit one of Mr Yadav's security personnel who along with a colleague reportedly dragged him down the stairs of the Secretariat and assaulted him. Some mediapersons who tried to
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