New Delhi: YouTuber Manish Kashyap joined the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Thursday within the presence of Manoj Tiwari and Anil Baluni on the get together’s New Delhi workplace. The choice of the unbiased chief from Bihar to hitch the BJP comes amid the continued Lok Sabha elections. Kashyap had beforehand been imprisoned in reference to a controversial ‘faux video’ case, purportedly exhibiting Bihar migrant employees being assaulted in Tamil Nadu.
After becoming a member of the BJP, Kashyap instructed ANI, “We came from Bihar with Manoj Tiwari yesterday. I could be released from jail only due to them, and the bad days of my life ended. So, I joined the BJP.” He added that his goal is to strengthen Bihar; he said, “The Lalu family looted and destroyed Bihar. So, I joined the BJP. Together with the BJP, I will strengthen Bihar. Allegations were levelled against me, but the Patna Court not only granted me bail but also acquitted me.”
#WATCH | YouTuber Manish Kashyap joins the BJP, in Delhi.
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Political Journey Of Manish Kashyap
Manish Kashyap, a YouTuber from Majhaulia Block within the West Champaran district of Bihar, joined the Bhartiya Janta Party on Thursday. Kashyap, belonging to the Bhoomihar caste, had earlier affiliations with a Hindu organisation earlier than changing into concerned with a scholar organisation. During his time with the coed organisation, he has a number of circumstances in opposition to him, together with one for allegedly main an assault on college students at Satyawariya College, through which he was arrested and later imprisoned.
Kashyap confronted authorized points all through his political journey. His nomination for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections was cancelled, and he later contested as an unbiased candidate and confronted a defeat from the Chanpatia Vidhan Sabha constituency within the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections in 2020. He can be concerned in numerous circumstances in Bettiah.
Tamil Nadu Fake Video Case
Kashyap operated a YouTube information channel, ‘Sach Tak’ (previously often known as), and was implicated in a viral faux video case involving Bihar labourers in Tamil Nadu.
The video shared by Manish Kashyap on the microblogging platform depicted alleged Bihar migrant employees with band-aids on their faces recounting an incident the place they claimed to have been attacked earlier than returning dwelling. The video was later flagged as faux by the Tamil Nadu Police.
Currently, Kashyap is out on bail from Madurai jail, the place he was held in reference to the aforementioned faux video case. However, he’s at present out on bail.
