TL;DR

• Pappu Yadav, independent Bihar leader and Madhepura candidate, received an Income Tax notice for distributing cash to flood-affected families.
• Yadav refused to apologize, asserting that helping the needy cannot be deemed illegal during humanitarian crises.
• He called the notice politically motivated and accused government bodies of misusing power to suppress social outreach.
• Yadav said he would continue supporting people “with or without official permission,” framing his actions as service-driven rather than political.
• Viral clips of him giving monetary aid at relief camps intensified public debate over election code ethics.
• The Election Commission confirmed reviewing potential code violations while civil groups praised Yadav’s empathy-driven approach.