Union Minister Anurag Thakur channeled Gabbar Singh from “Sholay” in his attack on Tejashwi Yadav (Archive)
Patna:
In a Bihar election already filled with plot twists and drama, Union Minister Anurag Thakur borrowed from Gabbar Singh, the iconic villain of the 1975 blockbuster “Sholay,” on Tuesday to warn of a “return to a regime of terror and fear” if the people voted for the opposition alliance.
Thakur, who made headlines in February for allegedly making hate speech before the Delhi violence, urged Bihar voters to distrust “those who believe in perpetrating massacres” and wanted to roll back the state to an era of caste tension. and social discrimination. .
“So ha bete nahi to Gabbar Singh aa jayega (go to sleep, my son, or Gabbar Singh will come). Mothers who have seen the raj days in the jungle in Bihar, please tell your children, especially young people, to vote carefully on Election Day … otherwise they (the opposition RJD), who led a regime of terror and fear, they can return to power. “Thakur told the PTI news agency.
In the film, Gabbar Singh (played by Amjad Khan) expresses this dialogue as a warning to those who dared to oppose him. The full line reads: “Yahan se pachas pachas kos gate gaon mein jab bachcha raat ko rota hai, toh maa kehti hai bete so ja … so jaa nahi toh Gabbar Singh aa jayega“.
In a rough translation, it says: “Everywhere, for 50 km, when a child cries in the village, the mother says: ‘Go to sleep, my son, or Gabbar Singh will come.’
Thakur lashed out at the opposition today Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance), describing them as “depressed and confused” and pointing to the violent clashes and killings of castes in 2005, the year the RJD left power after a fractured verdict in the first round of elections.
“I just want to ask the RJD and its leader, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, why he aligned himself with CPI (ML), tukde-tukde gangs, or those who believe in perpetrating massacres? Asked the Minister of the Union.
The RJD is the ruling JDU-BJP’s main rival in this election, albeit with Lalu Yadav’s son, Tejashwi Yadav, leading an alliance that includes Congress and left-wing parties.
The last two parts have been frequently dismissed as part of “tukde-tukde gangs “- term used by right-wing parties to attack left-backed groups and their supporters.
“Do you want to bring the jungle raj days ago in Bihar. Do you want the state to witness the bloodshed once again? Thakur asked, urging people to vote for the NDA government led by the BJP.
Crime rates have become a key issue as LJP’s Tejashwi Yadav and Chirag Paswan, who yesterday said “jail is the right place” for the Chief Minister, have attacked Nitish Kumar on this point.
Today’s speech by Mr. Thakur also included a reference to the BJP’s “twin-engine” model, where the same party is in power at the center and the state, and one to Mr. his criticism.
He pointed to an increase in per capita income over the past 15 years as proof of that development. He claimed that Bihar’s per capita income had increased from Rs 8,000 in 2005 to Rs 43,000 in 2020, although it is still somewhat far from the national average.
Bihar votes on three phases beginning on Wednesday and results on November 10.
With input from PTI
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