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NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Monday accused the Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) of terming the Chhath festival arsenic "drama" portion they observe "foreign festivals.
"While addressing a rally successful poll-bound Bihar's Saharsa, the Prime Minister slammed RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav for celebrating Halloween with his grandchildren and claimed that INDIA bloc leaders volition ne'er find clip to sojourn the Ram Temple successful Ayodhya."These RJD and Congress radical question each implicit the world. We work astir it connected societal media and consciousness ashamed, but they don't find clip to sojourn the Ram Temple. There's a temple built determination for Nishad Raj," PM Modi said."There's besides a temple for Lord Valmiki successful Ayodhya. There's besides a temple for Shabari Mata successful Ayodhya. If you person a occupation with Ram, astatine slightest bow your caput astatine the feet of Nishad Raj. Why are you ashamed of that? They won't go. They'll question each implicit the world. The royal household of Congress, the royal household of RJD, observe festivals of the satellite and bask celebrating overseas festivals. But what bash these radical accidental erstwhile it comes to the Chhath festival? They accidental that these radical are each conscionable staging a drama," helium added.
This comes a time aft videos of Lalu celebrating Halloween with his grandchildren surfaced connected societal media connected Saturday.The videos were shared by Lalu’s girl and RJD person Rohini Acharya, who posted pictures of the family’s Halloween celebrations with the caption, “Happy Halloween to everyone.” The visuals showed Yadav posing for photos with his grandchildren dressed successful costumes.In February this year, Lalu had sparked a enactment aft helium called the Maha Kumbh festival successful Prayagraj “faltu” (meaningless).
Asked astir the ample crowds attending the spiritual gathering, helium had said, “The Kumbh has nary meaning… It is conscionable meaningless.”His remark came portion reacting to a stampede astatine the New Delhi railway presumption that near 18 radical dormant and respective injured arsenic passengers rushed to committee trains bound for the spiritual congregation.Asked astir the monolithic crowds travelling to Prayagraj and measures for assemblage management, the RJD main had said, “Kumbh ka kahan koi matlab hai.
Faltu hai Kumbh (Is determination immoderate meaning to Kumbh? It is conscionable meaningless).”The remarks triggered beardown disapproval from the BJP and respective Hindu spiritual leaders, who accused Yadav of politicising the tragedy. Bihar BJP spokesperson Manoj Sharma said the connection reflected the RJD’s “mindset towards Hinduism,” portion lawman main curate Vijay Kumar Sinha charged the RJD person with insulting Sanatana dharma and engaging successful authorities implicit the deaths.The Election Commission has announced the docket for the Bihar Assembly elections. The 243 assembly seats volition spell to the polls successful 2 phases connected November 6 and November 11, with the counting of votes scheduled to instrumentality spot connected November 14.The full fig of electors successful the last database stands astatine 7.42 crore, portion determination were 7.89 crore electors arsenic of June 24 this year. An Election Commission property merchandise stated that 65 lakh voters were removed from the draught list, and the fig of electors successful the draught database arsenic of August 1, 2025, stood astatine 7.24 crore.In the 2020 assembly election, the BJP contested 110 seats and won 74, securing 19.8% of the ballot share. The Janata Dal (United) contested 115 seats and won 43, with a 15.7% ballot share. The Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) contested 7 seats, winning four, and achieved 0.9% of the ballot share.
