'Eat fish, pig or elephant, why make a show?': Rajnath Singh's veiled attack at Tejashwi Yadav

‘Eat fish, pig or elephant, why make a show?’: Rajnath Singh’s veiled attack at Tejashwi Yadav

NEW DELHI: Union defence minister and former BJP president Rajnath Singh on Sunday made an indirect reference to former Bihar deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav, asking why some people made a show of what they ate at a time when others were observing austerities.

Earlier this week, a video of RJD leader Yadav eating fish fry during Navratri sparked controversy, with BJP leaders expressing disapproval.

Addressing an election rally in Bihar’s Jamui district, Rajnath said without taking Tejashwi’s name, “You may eat fish, a pig or an elephant. But what is the point you are trying to prove by making a show of your act at a time when people are observing austerities.”

Yadav had defended himself on X, stating that the video was recorded on April 8, a day before Navratri began. He dismissed the outrage as a distraction tactic and mocked the reaction of BJP supporters and the media, asserting that Sahni’s use of the phrase “mirchi lagegi” had been proven correct.

Earlier on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also targetted Rahul Gandhi and Lalu Yadav during an election rally for allegedly consuming mutton during the month of Sawan last year. Referring to a viral video from September 2023 in which the two leaders were seen preparing ‘Champaran mutton’ together, PM Modi accused the INDIA bloc allies of ‘echoing the Mughal era mentality.’

“They visit a criminal’s house, a convict out on bail in Sawan to cook mutton. They make videos to mock people, echoing the Mughal era mentality. They aim to provoke citizens and secure their vote bank, now they’ll rain bullets on me, abuse me. But it’s my responsibility to show the the right aspect to the country,” PM Modi had said while addressing an election rally in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur.

Yadav had taken to X to respond to PM Modi’s attack saying, “Idhar udhar ki baat na karein, muddey ki baat karein Pradhanmantri (Talk of issues that matter).”

Yadav further said that PM Modi doesn’t talk about jobs, employment and inflation. “He can say anything he wants but public wants to hear what he did for the people of Bihar,” said Yadav.

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