Patna: Congress, under the pressure from its ally RJD, on Friday did not field its leader Mohammed Naushad Alam from Jale in the coming Bihar assembly election as Naushad had organised an event at which an offensive comment was made about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother.

The event was organised in Darbhanga district during Rahul Gandhi`s Voter Adhikar Yatra in August.

Congress decided to field Rishi Mishra from the Jale assembly seat, replacing Mohammed Naushad Alam. Mishra, the grandson of former union minister Lalit Narayan Mishra, has been associated with both Congress and RJD.

While condemning the incident, PM Modi had said it was "deeply saddening, painful, and distressing." The Congress defended itself as a party spokesperson claimed that "BJP agents" had "infilt

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