Devesh Thakur defeated his nearest RJD rival Arjun Roy
Patna:
A newly elected MP of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) on Monday discovered himself on the centre of an argument for laments about “Muslims and Yadavs” not voting for the BJP-led NDA.
In a video clip that has gone viral on social media, Sitamarhi MP Devesh Chandra Thakur will also be heard ruing that “NDA’s personal voters” gravitated in the direction of the opposition RJD.
Mr Thakur, 71, a former chairman of the state legislative council, made his parliamentary debut within the lately held Lok Sabha polls, profitable the seat by a modest margin of lower than 55,000 votes.
“I didn’t get votes of Suris (a fishing neighborhood) and Kalwars. Even the Kushwahas abandoned me. Simply because revered Lalu Prasad (RJD supremo) gave tickets to many Kushwahas. Might a Kushwaha elected from elsewhere be of any assist to members of the neighborhood in my constituency?” Mr Thakur might be heard asking within the video, which was not independently verified by PTI.
Later, he stated, “I’ve made it clear that Yadavs and Muslims should not count on me to be of any assist to them. They are going to be handled with due respect, even provided tea and snacks, after they name on me. However I cannot take up any of their issues.” The JD(U) MP added that he had expressed the sentiment earlier than a “Muslim” who visited him after the elections.
“I requested the Muslim brother how will you count on me to be just right for you whenever you didn’t vote for me simply because my social gathering is aligned with the BJP,” stated Mr Thakur, claiming that the customer agreed with the competition and went again feeling remorse for his electoral selection.
Usually referred to as “Ajaatshatru” in political circles due to his pleasant disposition, Mr Thakur retained the seat for his social gathering which selected to drop sitting MP Sunil Kumar Pintu.
Mr Thakur defeated his nearest RJD rival Arjun Roy, who’s a former MP from the Lok Sabha seat.
The JD(U) chief’s outbursts met with disapproval from the RJD in addition to ally BJP, leaving the social gathering to fend for itself.
“The remarks made by Mr Thakur are objectionable. An MP is the consultant of all sections of society in his constituency,” stated Bhai Virendra, the RJD’s chief spokesperson and an MLA.
BJP OBC Morcha nationwide common secretary Nikhil Anand additionally got here out with a strongly worded assertion, however with out mentioning Mr Thakur by title.
“Giving vent to frustration in a way that smacks of caste prejudice is shameful and deplorable in politics. The BJP takes all social segments alongside. In Bihar, no political social gathering can succeed if it tries to marginalise Yadavs, who’re 14 per cent of the overall inhabitants,” stated Mr Anand.
The BJP chief underscored “27 OBCs, 4 of them Yadavs” within the Union Council of Ministers and claimed that it was proof of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dedication to “social concord”.
JD(U) chief spokesman and MLC Neeraj Kumar responded to the criticisms, saying, “It’s unthinkable that Thakur will discriminate in opposition to any part of society. He was simply expressing his ache at not getting votes of even these whom he could have helped him personally however who obtained swayed by different issues.”
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