HAZARIBAGH: BJP candidate from the Hazaribagh Lok Sabha constituency, Jayant Sinha, has referred to terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief as 'Masood Azhar as ‘Masood Axhar Ji’.

While addressing an election rally in Ramgarh district of Bihar, Sinha said, "This is a big moment for the security of the nation. The work we have done has been successful. Now, Masood Azhar Ji has been designated as a global terrorist by the United Nations.”

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Sinha's apparent 'slip of the tongue', which was also caught on camera, happened hours after his party aimed former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi for calling Masood Azhar as "saheb".

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Manjhi had said, "Efforts were on to get Masood Azhar saheb designated as a global terrorist since Manmohan Singh's time but it was just a coincidence that the decision has been taken now."

Post this remark, Bihar BJP leader Mangal pandey took to Twitter and wrote, "By addressing Masood Azhar as Saheb, Jitan Ram Manjhi has proved that the Congress and its allies have a soft corner for terrorists. Is it in their political agenda to glorify those who kill innocent people of the country? Please reply Manjhi Saheb.” 

Meanwhile, the Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar was labelled a global terrorist by the United Nations Security Council in a major diplomatic win for India on May 1.