BJP Takes ‘Charitra’ Jibe At RJD Over Lalu Prasad’s Viral Picture With Ambedkar’s Portrait

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The BJP and RJD sparred over a viral image involving Lalu Prasad and Dr BR Ambedkar, accusing one another of insulting the Dalit icon.
Bihar polls: BJP, RJD spar over Lalu Yadav’s picture (Picture: X/ Amit Malviya)
The Bharatiya Janata Celebration and Rashtriya Janata Dal sparred over a viral video of Lalu Prasad regarding the portrait of Dr BR Ambedkar, buying and selling accusations of disrespecting the Dalit icon.
“Yeh chitra nahi, RJD ka charitra hai (this isn’t an image, however a personality of RJD),” BJP chief Amit Malviya posted on X on Sunday, sharing the picture of the incident.
The RJD hit again with a jibe on the BJP, alleging that the saffron occasion is “pressured to speak about social justice” solely due to Lalu Prasad.
This comes after an enormous controversy erupted in Bihar, months forward of the Meeting polls, wherein a purported video, recorded throughout Lalu’s 78th birthday celebrations, confirmed him sitting on a sofa along with his ft on a close-by couch and a supporter enters the room carrying Ambedkar’s portrait and locations it close to his ft earlier than greeting him.
The incident drew sharp criticism from the ruling BJP, which accused the Opposition occasion of insulting Ambedkar.
Addressing a press convention on Sunday, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister demanded accountability from the RJD.
Bihar State Fee for Scheduled Castes additionally issued a discover to the RJD chief for allegedly disrespecting Ambedkar and gave him 15 days to reply. It warned that failure to answer could result in authorized proceedings.
Responding to the discover, Tejashwi Yadav, chief of the opposition within the Bihar Meeting, dubbed the transfer as politically motivated.
“There have been so many circumstances of atrocities in opposition to Dalits that the Fee has ignored. However since we oppose the BJP, we’re being subjected to intimidatory techniques,” he mentioned.

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