Lucknow, Sept. 22 -- Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar, reacting to the alleged harassment of two minors in Bihar's Jamui, on Tuesday said that the rule of law prevails and those committing crimes will face action, while rejecting the description of the Bihar government as a "Jungle Raj" government.

"The rule of law prevails there. This is not a 'Jungle Raj' government... If a criminal commits a crime, action will be taken against them," Rajbhar said.

His remarks came amid a growing political reaction to the incident, after a video purportedly showing a minor girl and her male friend being stopped and harassed by a group of people in Jamui surfaced on social media. Police said the incident took place on the evening of September ...