Sacked BSF jawan, who complained about food, wants to contest against PM Modi in Varanasi

The jawan in a 2017 video had complained that poor quality food was being served to the troops in the mountainous region along the Line of Control.

Tej Bahadur Yadav, a BSF jawan, had taken to social media to express his greivance over poor quality of food being served in the forces.

CHANDIGARH: 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.

"I will contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi constituency as an independent candidate," Tej Bahadur Yadav told reporters in Rewari, Haryana on Friday.

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

"I had raised the issue of corruption but I was sacked. My first objective will be to strengthen and eliminate corruption in the forces," he said.

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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.