Actor Sushant Singh Rajput is not a Rajput as those belonging to the Maharana Prataps clan do not commit suicide, RJD MLA Arun Yadav has said, sparking controversy.
Striking, the JD (U) and BJP asked Yadav to apologize to the people of the Bihar and Sushants fans for the caste comment.
“I say that he (Sushant) was not a Rajput. Please don’t worry, but a Rajput belonging to the Maharana Prataps clan cannot hang himself by a rope,” Yadav said on Wednesday when inaugurating a newly built road in Saharsa, his constituency. .
“It pains me … Sushant Singh Rajput should not have hanged himself with a rope. He was a Rajput and should have fought in his place … Rajputs first kill others before they die,” he said.
Maharana Pratap was not only the ancestor of the Rajputs, but also of the Yadav, the legislator said.
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The comments drew widespread criticism as the actor’s death has become a major issue in the state ahead of elections likely to be held in October-November.
“There can be no more bizarre and embarrassing statement than the RJD MLA on the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, which has shocked the entire nation. The MLA should apologize to the people of the state and the fans of Sushant,” he added. JD (U) spokesman Rajiv Ranjan Prasad said.
Condemning the comment, BJP spokesperson Nikhil Anand said that RJD leaders and workers are “habitual criminals” and this is evident from the humiliation imposed on senior leader Raghuvansh Prasad Singh by Lalu Prasads’ eldest son Tej Pratap Yadav. , who compared it to “ek lota pani”. (a pot of water).
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Tejashwi must clarify and explain its position if it supports the likes of MLA Arun Yadav and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Choudhary on the issue of Sushant Singh Rajput, Kangana Ranaut and Rhea Chakraborty, Anand said.
People will give an appropriate response at an “appropriate time,” he said, referring to the assembly’s election.
Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case is currently being investigated by CBI and other central agencies. KK Singh, the actors’ father, filed an FIR at the Rajiv Nagar Police Station in Patna in July, nearly 40 days after his son was found hanging from the ceiling of his Mumbai residence on June 14.
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