By Amod Kumar Jha Edited by: Dharmendra Singh Updated: Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:10 (IST) After the nomination of an independent candidate in the Bihar Assembly elections was cancelled, he stopped traffic on the road in protest. The candidate claims that his nomination was wrongly cancelled, causing great inconvenience to the passengers. Local administration is working to normalize the traffic. Candidate Vijay Yadav went on strike by blocking the road in Benipatti. Jagran Samvad Associate, Benipatti (Madhubani). An independent candidate became angry after his nomination in the Harlakhi Assembly of Madhubani district was cancelled. To protest, he took to the road with his supporters and stopped the traffic. In no time the road jammed. After the cancellation of the nomination, independent candidate Vijay Kumar Yadav, alleging conspiracy, sat on a dharna with his supporters near the sub-divisional office on Benipatti Pupri main State highway and raised slogans. Remove Advertisement Read Only News Vijay Kumar Yadav alias Vijay Marshal claims to have submitted his nomination form to the returning officer of Harlakhi assembly constituency in Benipatti on Monday. My nomination was canceled on Tuesday during the nomination investigation. No reason is given for the cancellation of nomination. After much insistence, the documents were shown. The independent candidate claims that no notice was issued to me. While the nomination was canceled due to conspiracy. A high-level scrutiny of the nomination must be conducted and the nomination must also be ratified. Due to road jams and independent candidates sitting on the road, there were queues of vehicles on both sides of the road. When asked in this regard, Harlakhi Election Officer cum DCLR Prashant Kumar said that a column was left out in the criminal case. Full transparency was maintained. There was no mistake anywhere. The allegations made by him are wrong. Election observers inspected the border and checkpoint. Preparations for the assembly elections have now reached the final stage. After the nomination process is completed, the process of withdrawal of nominations continues. Meanwhile, observers deployed by the Electoral Commission became active regarding preparations for voting. On Tuesday, election observers inspected various check posts and border areas in Laukahi Block of Laukaha Constituency and issued the necessary guidelines. General observer Dr. S. Suresh Kumar and expenditure observer Madan Thiraman Palli also inspected the multi-agency check posts in Andhramath, Kariot and Bhootaha Chowk under Laukahi block and a booth center at Kariot on Tuesday. During this, he instructed to be strictly vigilant about illegal activities from across the border and prevent any form of external influence before voting.
Bihar Assembly Election: Independent candidate blocks traffic after nomination rejection – Bihar Assembly election independent candidate blocks traffic after nomination rejection
