A complaint against Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav was filed under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for alleged criminal defamation. It was filed before a magistrate court in Ahmedabad, Gujarat after he allegedly said that "only Gujaratis can be thugs."
"It is not appropriate for a responsible person like Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav to give such a statement, hence strict action has been demanded against Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav," the petitioner in its application said.