Sacked BSF Jawan to Contest Lok Sabha Polls From Varanasi

Tej Bahadur Yadav had complained about the corruption in food supply system in a video posted online.

(Photo Courtesy: Facebook/Tej Bahadur Yadav)

The BSF constable who was dismissed in 2017 after he posted a video online complaining about the food served to the troops has said he would take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Varanasi constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

Yadav said he wanted to contest the polls to eliminate corruption in the forces. "he said.

“I will contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi constituency as an independent candidate. I had raised the issue of corruption but I was sacked. My first objective will be to strengthen and eliminate corruption in the forces,”

Tej Bahadur Yadav told reporters in Rewari, Haryana 

Yadav had uploaded a video on social media in 2017, complaining that poor quality food was being served to the troops in icy, mountainous region along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.

He was later dismissed on the charge of indiscipline.