Amid ongoing controversy over Bihar Education Minister and RJD leader Chandrashekhar's remarks on Ramcharitmanas, Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party is raising this issue to divert attention from real issues.
His remark has come in the backdrop of Aaditya Thackeray's statement claiming that the coalition government of Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis will fall in the next two months.
Chandrashekhar stoked a controversy after he claimed that Ramcharitmanas, an epic Hindu religious book which is based on Ramayana, "spreads hatred in the society".
Amid the ongoing protest demanding compensation for land acquired for Chausa thermal plant, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashwini Kumar Choubey recited Ramcharitmanas to answer the state Education Minister Chandrashekhar's remark on the holy book.
"The statement will directly benefit BJP. The topic he spoke on is an agenda of BJP. Speaking on BJP's agenda means playing on their pitch. If we play there, who will benefit? BJP," Kushwaha told ANI.
Bihar Education Minister and RJD leader Chandrashekhar's remarks on Ramcharitmanas have created a tussle between two major parties of 'Mahagathbandhan' in Bihar-- Rashtriya Janata Dal and Janata Dal (United).
BJP spokesperson NV Subhash on Friday took a jibe at Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao over his remarks that India might turn into Afghanistan if the saffron party remains in power, saying his statement is anti-India and doesn't behove his status as the CM.
Jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, prime accused in a Rs 200-crore money laundering case, on Friday wrote to Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena alleging "mental harassment and threats inflicted by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Satyender Jain" to withdraw the complaints filed