India / LJP's Chirag tells how to shoot his video with late father's photo; video viral

Patna: With hours left for ballots to open in Bihar, a video of Chirag Paswan, preparing for a speech in front of his late father's photograph has gone viral. The impromptu footage shows the Lok Janashakti Party leader instructing a cameraperson on how to shoot him beside a photograph of his father Ram Vilas Paswan.

"Are bhai texture alag hota hai har kisi ke baal ka.. Main ek kaam karta hoon, shuru ki lines hai," Paswan is seen saying. He also asks the cameraperson if the video was getting shot with a single camera.

"Azadi ke 75 saal baad bhi Bihar ko pichhda pradesh kaha jaata hai.. And I lost the plot. Let's do this from the beginning," he says towards the end of the clip. The video went viral on social media platforms and netizens mocked the young leader, who has been issuing conflicting statements, aimed at creating a rift between Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (United).

I don't know how many seats LJP will get in the upcoming elections but Bollywood has lost a brilliant actor.

WHAT A PERFORMANCE CHIRAG PASWAN JI! 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/JYVh2RT50O

— Scotchy(Team) (@scotchism) October 27, 2020

"I don't know with what motive the clip is being spread. Do I need to prove that I'm sad on my father's death? Didn't expect CM to do such low-level politics. He's scared he'll go to jail in my government," Paswan said.

LJP blames JD(U), says Nitish Kumar's departure is confirmed

Earlier, LJP also issued a statement blaming JD(U) for the faux pas and alleging that Nitish Kumar was scared of losing Bihar polls. "Now Nitish Kumar is convinced that he is going to lose the polls. If a party has to contest, videos have to be shot. What do people of JD(U) want to prove by releasing this video? This video was being shot for the party's manifesto. Videos are being shot every day. What's the problem with that? The people of Bihar will give a befitting reply to Nitish Kumar. His departure is now confirmed," the statement by LJP read. 

In poll-bound Bihar, Paswan has been deliberately making statements to hint that his party has a tacit understanding with the BJP. While he has vehemently praised PM Narendra Modi and gone to the extent of claiming that he is PM's 'Hanuman', he has been slamming Nitish Kumar, the BJP-JD(U)'s CM face in the state. The BJP has, however, clarified that the party has no ties with the LJP.