Janashakti Janata Dal (JJD) chief Tej Pratap Yadav on Thursday took a dig at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on Chhath Puja and questioned his knowledge and connection with the festival.
Speaking to reporters, Yadav asked whether Gandhi had ever celebrated Chhath or understood its traditions. He further said that “a person who runs away abroad” cannot understand the importance of this festival, which is deeply rooted in devotion and discipline. Tej Pratap Yadav said that what does Rahul Gandhi know about Chhath? Has Rahul Gandhi celebrated Chhath? Do they know anything about it? What does a person who runs away to a foreign country know about Chhath festival?
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Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra also targeted the Congress MP, saying that he did not see anyone from Rahul’s family performing Chhath Puja. Mishra said that…they are doing politics of drowning in water, how will they understand Yamuna Maiya. Rahul Gandhi should have come to perform Chhath Puja. I have not seen anyone from his family performing Chhath Puja… Today they are insulting Chhathi Maiyya and I believe that no one who worships Chhathi Maiyya will tolerate this insult….
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Earlier today, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleged that there are “two Indias”; An India that pretends to clean the Yamuna by building a separate pond for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while on the other hand, the pollution of the river is clearly visible. Addressing a rally in Nalanda in Bihar, Gandhi said, “There are two Indias. During Chhath Puja, Prime Minister Modi decided to take a bath in the Yamuna. On the one hand, there is the reality of India and Bihar, where the Yamuna is polluted, and on the other, Prime Minister Modi has built a small pond of clean water. Clean water was brought through pipes so that Prime Minister Modi could bathe in it.” The statement comes after the Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi alleged that the BJP government has created a “fake Yamuna” for Prime Minister Modi’s bath during Chhath Puja.