Fresh row in Bihar as BJP alleges PM Modi’s late mother was abused again at Tejashwi Yadav’s rally

With elections in Bihar drawing closer, the political atmosphere has turned more acrimonious after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged that abusive remarks were once again hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s late mother, Heeraben Modi, during an Opposition rally.

According to the BJP, the incident occurred at the Rashtriya Janata Dal’s (RJD) Bihar Adhikar Yatra on Saturday, where Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav was present on stage.

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The party released a purported video from the rally in which a voice can be heard abusing the Prime Minister, though Yadav is not seen instigating the slogans.

The RJD has dismissed the allegations outright, calling the video “doctored.”

However, the BJP accused Yadav of encouraging such behaviour.

“Tejashwi again facilitated the verbal abuse of Modi ji’s mother at his rally. The more abusive slogans RJD workers raised, the more Tejashwi encouraged them. Their frustration has reached its peak. Bihar will not forget those abusing a mother. Bihar’s mothers and sisters will respond to all abuses,” the Bihar BJP posted on X.
Congress, an ally of the RJD, hit back, accusing the BJP of exploiting the issue for political mileage and  trying to seek votes in the name of Modi’s mother.

This is not the first time such a controversy has erupted. Earlier, a video from Rahul Gandhi’s Voter Adhikar Yatra in Darbhanga district also went viral, where similar abuses were allegedly raised against Modi’s mother. Both Gandhi and Yadav were absent from that rally.

The incident has triggered a fierce slugfest between the BJP and the Opposition, with the BJP demanding strict action against those responsible.

Prime Minister Modi himself expressed anguish over the episode while addressing an event in Bihar via video conferencing. “A mother is our entire world… our pride. I never could have imagined what happened a few days ago in Bihar, a state with such a rich tradition. On the RJD-Congress platform, my mother was abused. This is not just an insult to my mother but to the mothers, sisters, and daughters of this country,” he said.