Mithun Chakraborty was within the Nirsa meeting constituency to deal with a rally.
Ranchi:
The BJP on Tuesday rejected the assertion that actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty’s purse was stolen throughout a rally in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad, claiming that it was misplaced and later discovered.
The incident occurred when Mr Chakraborty was within the Nirsa meeting constituency to deal with a rally in favour of BJP candidate Aparna Sengupta.
“There was no such incident of pickpocketing. The purse was misplaced and later discovered,” BJP’s Dhanbad district president Ghanshyam Grover advised PTI.
Nonetheless, a video of the rally went viral on social media through which a BJP chief was heard saying on the microphone, “Whosoever has taken Mithun-da’s purse, please return it. This isn’t the tradition of Nirsa.” PTI couldn’t independently confirm the video.
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