Problems for BJP in Bihar are not going anywhere soon. Even before the injury of losing the decade-old friend Nitish Kumar is healed, it has entered a phase of new controversy.
An MLA from Pirpainti Assembly constituency Lalan Paswan took the social media by storms through his comments on Hindu deity Laxmi.
Questioning the worshipping practice of Goddess Laxmi on Diwali, he said, 바카라If we get wealth only by worshipping Goddess Lakshmi, then there would have been no billionaires and trillionaires among Muslims. Muslims do not worship Goddess Lakshmi, are they not rich? Muslims do not worship Goddess Saraswati. Are there no scholars among Muslims? Do they not become IAS or IPS?바카라
Noting that  바카라atma and pramatma바카라 is all about individual faiths he added, 바카라If you believe then it is a Goddess, and if not then it is just a stone idol. It is up to us whether we believe in Gods and Goddesses or not. We have to think on a scientific basis to reach a logical conclusion. If you stop believing, then your intellectual capacity will increase.바카라
He continued questioning the Hindu sacred beliefs asking, 바카라Bajrangbali is believed to be the God of power- now Muslims and Christians don바카라t worship him- aren바카라t they powerful?바카라
While Paswan couldn바카라t be reached, Vijay Kumar Sinha, the leader of the opposition in Bihar Assembly told Outlook that he hasn바카라t got any information. The former speaker who resigned after Nitish-BJP break up added, 바카라I have not yet examined the issue. I will gather the information and will get back to you.바카라
Made viral through a private twitter account @Muktanshu the video evoked huge uproars across the state. A protest has been organised at Shermari Bazar in Bhagalpur district where his effigy had also been burnt.
Lalan Paswan Controversy over Lalu바카라s phone call
This is not for the first time Paswan was found to be steeped in controversy. In 2020, after the Assembly elections, his alleged call record with the Rashtriya Janta Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav went viral. Lalu Yadav at that time was in jail in Ranchi.
However, claiming innocence Paswan then said, 바카라After the victory in the elections several people were calling and in between even Lalu Ji바카라s call came and my PA passed it to me. I said pranam to Lalu ji. After congratulating me over the victory, he proposed that if I can manage to topple the government, I would be given Ministerial berth. I immediately refused his proposal.바카라
Paswan also said that the content of the viral call record was untainted. The MLA said, 바카라NDA had given me identity and for me nothing is bigger than party.바카라
After this incident Jharkhand HC passed directions to the Government strictly barring the jail inmates from using the phone. Lalan Paswan also filed an FIR against Lalu Yadav for trying to bribe him.
Since the departure of Nitish Kumar in Bihar, BJP has not been in a very good shape and the recent statement of Paswan, the political analysts say, will add to its troubles.
