Man, kisses Rahul Gandhi during Voter Adhikar rally Yatra in Bihar

25-Aug-2025

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An unidentified man hugged and kissed Rahul on the shoulder, before being pushed aside by security. Amid the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ meaning Voter Rights Rally in Bihar, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was left momentarily surprised even as a man breached security to approach him.  

The unidentified man hugged and kissed Rahul on the shoulder, before being pushed aside by security. 

The incident took place when the Congress leader was riding a motorcycle in Bihar's Purnea district. Rahul then left for adjoining Araria district, his final stop for the day as part of the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’.

Purnea SP Sweety Sehrawat said, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha was being escorted by a Close Protection Team, adding that the personnel had handled the situation. The SP added that if the CPT flagged any further concerns, the person concerned would be tracked down and necessary action would be taken. 

on August 17 the 1,300-kilometre yatra in Bihar was launched from Sasaram in the north Indian state of Bihar and will cover more than 20 districts over 16 days ending in Patna on September 1. The yatra has been launched as part of a protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.

Rahul and Tejashwi addressed a joint press conference after reaching Araria, along with other leaders of the INDIA bloc. Rahul targeted the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the BJP on Sunday, while alleging that the SIR was an “institutionalised way” of stealing votes.

“SIR is an institutionalised way for vote theft In Bihar,” said Rahul, claiming that “lakhs of voters' names” had been removed. 

Gandhi said that while the Opposition was complaining, the BJP hadn't raised concerns “because there is a partnership between Election Commission of India, the election commissioner and the BJP.”  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Rashtriya Janatal Dal (RJD) are alliance partners for Bihar elections set to be held in November 2025. Called Mahagathbandhan, Grand Alliance, is a coming together of political parties, Indian National Congress, RJD, Left parties, Communist Party of India, CPI, Marxist, Leninist, Liberation CPIML, with Tejashwi Yadav as the chairperson.   

Mahagathbandhan was formed before the assembly elections in Bihar in 2015.