Pappu Yadav arrested for allegedly violating COVID-19 norms in Patna

Patna: Jan Adhikar Party (JAP) chief Pappu Yadav was arrested by police in the Bihar capital on Tuesday for allegedly violating COVID-19 protocols. Yadav was arrested for allegedly moving around in a vehicle without a permit.

When Pappu Yadav was asked to comment on his arrest, the JAP chief said, "They'll tell you why have I been arrested. I have been helping each and every family for 1.5 months, despite recently undergoing an operation.

The Bihar government and Nitish babu will know what this is. The arrest doesn't take place for violation of lockdown, Yadav was quoted by ANI as saying.

Notably, in an attempt to contain the COVID outbreak, the Bihar government had imposed lockdown across the state till May 15, 2021.