The Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) on Wednesday hit out at former Bihar chief ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and his spouse Rabri Devi after a video exhibiting her performing Tazia worship on Muharram went viral.
The BJP accused Rabri Devi of appeasing the Muslim neighborhood and raised considerations about her ‘selective silence on points which will offend Hindu sentiments’. Reacting to the video, BJP MP Sushil Modi mentioned, “They’ve at all times performed the politics of appeasement, and they’ll do something to impress a selected neighborhood.”
BJP’s Arvind Kumar Singh mentioned, “There is no such thing as a difficulty with Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi worshipping the Tazia for Muslim appeasement and for securing votes. However why do Lalu and Rabri stay silent when derogatory remarks are made in opposition to Ramcharit Manas (a sacred textual content for crores of Hindus), hurting non secular sentiments?”
On July 29, a video emerged exhibiting members of the Muslim neighborhood gathered at Rabri Devi’s official residence, the ten Round Highway bungalow in Patna, taking part within the Tazia procession. Lalu Prasad was additionally in attendance in the course of the occasion. Posting the video on X (previously Twitter), a person wrote, “Tajiya worshipped by Lalu Prasad Yadav’s spouse Rabri Devi in their very own home…will not it impacts your entire Yadav neighborhood!!”
For the unversed, Tazia worship is a standard ritual noticed in the course of the Islamic month of Muharram, notably by Shia Muslims. It entails the ornament and procession of Tazias, that are replicas of the tomb of Imam Hussain, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad, who was martyred within the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD. The Tazias are carried in processions as a method to mourn the tragedy of Karbala and present reverence for Imam Hussain’s sacrifice.
(With inputs from PTI)
