Rajasthan Congress MLA Rajendra Singh Bidhuri is facing backlash after a video of him kicking and tossing the turban of an elderly person went viral ahead of the Assembly polls in the state. The legislator, however, said on Tuesday that the video was edited and two years old.

Bidhuri, the MLA from the Begun assembly constituency in Chittorgarh district, said his political opponents circulated the video to defame him ahead of the November 25 polls and that he would file a defamation case against the person responsible for it, PTI reported.

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“It is a video from 2021 and is edited. I did not behave like that. The man came to meet me. He put his turban on the ground and I was moving ahead. I asked him to pick up the turban,” the MLA said.

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In the viral video, the MLA is purportedly seen kicking the turban of the elderly person who had come to him with a complaint.

Reacting sharply to the video clip, BJP leaders said it reflected the “character and face” of the Congress. State BJP president and MP from the Chittorgarh Lok Sabha constituency C P Joshi said the video may be old but shows the character of the Congress.

Joshi said that in Rajasthan, turban is considered a symbol of pride and honour.

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“On one hand the Congress gives the slogan of ‘Jan Samman, Jai Rajasthan’ and on the other hand, its MLA insults the complainant by kicking his turban. This is just an example. In the last five years Congress has worked to humiliate all sections of society, including farmers, women and the youth,” he said.

BJP leader Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore also condemned the incident and said, “This is the real face of the Congress party.”

(With inputs from PTI)