Ex-BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, who was sacked from service after he uploaded a video complaining of poor quality food being served to the forces, on Friday said he will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi constituency in Uttar Pradesh against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Yadav, a resident of Rewari in Haryana, claimed he was approached by several parties to join them but chose to contest as an independent candidate. He said by contesting the elections, he would raise the issue of corruption in the forces.