Gujarat MP CR Patil had emailed ad to Bihar ad agency

Bihar Nitish Kumar on Saturday had told media that advertisements published in several Bihar dailies containing his photograph holding hand with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi would be investigated.

On Sunday, police confirmed that Bihar’s Expression ad agency had proceeded these advertisements. The agency had received the advertisement through email from Surat from Gujarat’s Navsari BJP MP C.R.Patil, the police sources said. The ad was released in the name of Vinod Palival and 43 others.

According to Patna police, Rs 13,76000 ads were given to Hindustan daily, Rs 75,000 ads were given to Qaumi Tanzeem newspaper, Rs 2,50,000 ads were given to Times of India and Rs 10 lakh ads were released in Dainik Jagran. The advertisements were sent on 11th June along with the attached picture of Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar holding hands. This picture was taken during Ludhiana rally of NDA prier to Lok Sabha election last year.

Publishing ad advertisement is no crime, but Nitish Kumar claims that his picture was used without his consent, and therefore investigation was needed.

Under widely created impression by media and hardliner Muslim groups, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar believes that his photograph with Narendra Modi would create cave in Bihar’s Muslim votebank. Nitish Kumar is Bihar Chief Minister due to support of BJP MLAs for last more than four years. The assembly elections are scheduled to be held this year in Bihar.

CR Patil Expression Agency had sent email Gujarat’s Surat