{"id":7903,"date":"2026-08-02T13:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T13:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=7903"},"modified":"2026-08-02T13:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T13:38:39","slug":"watch-clash-erupts-at-pappu-yadavs-press-meet-man-carrying-knife-detained-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=7903","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Clash erupts at Pappu Yadav&#8217;s press meet; man carrying knife detained | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132807617,imgsize-3309481,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/scuffle-at-pappu-yadav39s-press-conference.jpg\" alt=\"Watch: Clash erupts at Pappu Yadav's press meet; man carrying knife detained\" title=\"A scuffle broke out during Pappu Yadav's press conference after a man questioned him over the Ram Temple skit controversy.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A scuffle broke out during Pappu Yadav's press conference after a man questioned him over the Ram Temple skit controversy.\">A scuffle broke out during Pappu Yadav&#8217;s press conference after a man questioned him over the Ram Temple skit controversy.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: A scuffle broke out during Independent MP <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pappu-yadav\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pappu Yadav<\/a>&#8216;s press conference outside Parliament&#8217;s Makar Dwar on Saturday after a man questioned him over the opposition&#8217;s Ram Temple skit.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Videos from the scene showed party supporters clashing with the man as the confrontation escalated. According to visuals released by ANI, the alleged assailant was carrying a knife when the clash broke out. Further details on the incident were awaited.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The altercation comes a day after Varanasi Police registered an FIR against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Independent MP Pappu Yadav, Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad and several other opposition leaders over a protest in Parliament that allegedly insulted Sanatan Dharma and hurt religious sentiments.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The case was registered following complaints by seers, who objected to a symbolic skit staged by INDIA bloc MPs over allegations of financial irregularities in Ram Temple donations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>During Friday&#8217;s protest outside Parliament, opposition MPs placed donation boxes near the stairs leading to Makar Dwar to highlight the alleged theft of temple offerings. Rahul Gandhi and other MPs were seen putting money into the boxes, while Pappu Yadav, dressed as a temple priest, enacted a scene in which he appeared to slip the donations into his pockets.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Kashi Zone) Gaurav Banswal, the FIR was registered at Kotwali police station based on a complaint by seers, who alleged that the protest &#8220;insulted&#8221; Sanatan Dharma.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Seer Jagatguru Balak Das described Pappu Yadav&#8217;s actions as &#8220;unforgivable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>&#8220;No follower of Sanatan Dharma can forget this act. It has hurt our religious sentiments. So we have demanded that a case be registered,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The protest also raised the issue of alleged police action against student protesters during the July 20 Parliament march. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, SP&#8217;s Dharmendra Yadav and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha MP Mahua Maji were among those who participated.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/watch-clash-erupts-at-pappu-yadavs-press-meet-man-carrying-knife-detained\/articleshow\/132807526.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A scuffle broke out during Pappu Yadav&#8217;s press conference after a man questioned him over the Ram Temple skit controversy. 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