Bihar: Video of crowd looting biryani at AIMIM candidate’s nomination event goes viral
Kishanganj: As Bihar gears up for the upcoming Assembly elections, a viral video from Bahadurganj in Kishanganj district has sparked widespread discussion on social media. The footage reportedly shows a chaotic scene in which a crowd looted packets of biryani during the nomination event of AIMIM candidate Tausif Alam.
According to reports, the incident occurred as hundreds gathered to witness Alam’s nomination filing. What began as a campaign gathering soon descended into disorder when people rushed to grab biryani packets distributed at the venue. The video, which has since spread rapidly online, has drawn mixed reactions from netizens.
Some social media users criticised the incident as symbolic of Bihar’s persistent poverty and underdevelopment. One user commented, “It’s the leaders who must develop Bihar for this very naked and starving populace. In a nation dreaming of becoming developed by 2047, what’s the difference between this and a starving state in Africa?”
Others pointed to unemployment and social distress as underlying causes. “Poor souls are unemployed, what else can they do? Wherever they find something, they’ll just rush there like that,” another user wrote.
While some dismissed it as a routine occurrence, comparing it to similar frenzies over mangoes or freebies, others expressed concern that such scenes reflect the deeper socio-economic inequalities shaping voter behaviour ahead of the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025.
The AIMIM has not issued an official statement on the incident.
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Mercury likely to touch 44 deg C in Delhi; IMD issues alert for heatwave-like conditions
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 26.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 2.4 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The weather department has forecast partly cloudy sky with an orange alert for heatwave-like conditions at isolated places by the evening.
The maximum temperature is expected to reach around 44 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the IMD said.
The relative humidity in the capital was recorded at 43 per cent at 8.30 am.
The air quality was 'poor' at 9 am, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 223, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
