In response to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav’s “no family” remark directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma retaliated by suggesting that Yadav may have forgotten his knowledge of Hindu culture.
“If Lalu Prasad says that PM Modi is not a Hindu, this means that Lalu Prasad must have forgotten whatever knowledge he had about Hindu culture. This may be because he has been an anti-Hindu for such a long time. He has forgotten the definition of a Hindu…,” Himanta Biswa Sarma said while speaking to reporters on Tuesday at Assam’s Bongaigaon.
When questioned about Rahul Gandhi’s message of spreading love to the people of Assam during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Himanta Biswa Sarma said,
I do not want his love. There are so many mothers and daughters in Assam. Their love is enough for me.
On Monday, several prominent BJP leaders, including Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Nitin Gadkari, Jyotiraditya Scindia, and others, collectively responded to RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav’s ‘no family’ remark by adding ‘Modi ka Parivaar’ (Modi’s family) to their social media profiles.
“These days he is talking about dynastic politics. You (PM Modi) don’t have a family. You are not even a Hindu. When your mother died, every Hindu, as per tradition, shaves his beard and head. Why did you not shave? You only spread hatred in society,” RJD Chief Lalu Yadav had said.
The next day (yesterday), Tejashwi Yadav came to the defence of his father.
As part of the preparations for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, a team from the Election Commission of India arrived in Guwahati, Assam on Tuesday. The team’s agenda includes meetings with officials and political parties to assess the security arrangements in the state.
Previously, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed the media that the state government had requested the ECI to schedule the elections in Assam before the Bohag Bihu or Rongali Bihu celebrations.
