Beastly Tales From Bihar

Donkeys are not into politics. Certainly not into electoral ­politics. But trust Indian elections to throw up many surprises. One ­donkey made an appearance in ­Jeha­nabad, Bihar, when an independent candidate, Mani Bhushan Sharma, rode one to file his nomination ­papers for the Jehanabad Lok Sabha seat. It did not go well for Sharma, 44, as election authorities promptly booked him for cruelty ­towards ­animals. But Sharma says his act was just to show a mirror to 바카라�mainstream political leaders바카라� who ­consider voters to be as 바카라�stupid as donkeys바카라�. It is not known how his pol­itical rivals reacted to the slur, but animal rights activists have taken off­ence to the comment. Donkeys, they say, are gentle and hardworking, but not stupid. There is also no way of knowing how the donkey may have reacted. It바카라�s his burden to bear.