{
  "id": 8929444,
  "title": "Jamui Girl Harassment Row: JDU Leader’s ‘Chhitput Ghatna’ Remark Draws RJD Attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/jamui-girl-harassment-row-jdu-leaders-chhitput-ghatna-remark-draws",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T12:58:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/jamui-girl-harassment-row-jdu-leaders-chhitput-ghatna-remark-draws-rjd-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The JDU's Bihar president, Umesh Kushwaha, described the alleged harassment of a minor girl in Jamui as a \"sporadic incident\" in an interview to the media. When asked about the incident, Kushwaha called it sporadic and spoke about the state of Bihar in 2005 to draw a comparison. Upon being asked about the matter by the media, Kushwaha described it as sporadic and compared the current situation to the 2005 era. The remarks drew severe criticism from the RJD, with spokesperson Shakti Yadav questioning how Kushwaha could describe the alleged assault on a minor as sporadic. Yadav called it \"shameful\" to use such language for an incident involving sexual harassment of a minor.",
  "summary": "JDU Bihar president Umesh Kushwaha’s remarks describing the alleged harassment of a minor girl in Jamui as a “sporadic incident” have triggered a political row, with the RJD accusing the ruling party of trying to downplay the incident. Speaking to the media, Kushwaha said the government was sensitive to such incidents and compared the present situation with Bihar in 2005. जमुई घटना पर JDU अध्यक्ष…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}