RJD leader Tej Pratap Singh Yadav, while celebrating Holi with party supporters on Friday, ordered a police official in uniform to dance to a song. He also warned that he would be suspended if he does not obey the order.
The former Bihar minister further said that Ay sipahi, ek gaana bajayenge uspe tumko thumka lagana hai (I will play a song, and you have to shake a leg), Tej Pratap said, pointing to the cop, adding if he doesn’t dance, he could be suspended. “Bura na mano holi hai (don’t feel bad, it’s Holi).
Tej Pratap, son of RJD supremo Lalu Yadav, also participated in ‘kurta faad,’ where people’s clothes are torn after applying colour on them.The incident drew a sharp reaction from the JDU, BJP as well as its ally Congress. The JDU national spokesperson Rajeev Ranjan Prasad condemned it saying such an act has no place in Bihar, while the BJP said the incident shows the necessity of keeping them away from power.
“Jungleraaj has ended but Yuvraj of Lalu Yadav is threatening a policeman about the consequences if he (the policeman) will not comply with what he is instructing (to dance). Bihar has now changed. Be it Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav or any of the family members of Lalu Yadav – they need to understand that such acts have no place in the environment of this changing Bihar.”
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla alleged that it is a tradition of the RJD to take the law in their hands. “Like father, like son. Earlier, his father manipulated laws at his whim and turned Bihar into a jungle raj. Congress leader Rashid Alvi also condemned it, calling it an unfortunate incident. “I condemn what he said. He is unaware that he does not have the power to suspend a person. It is unfortunate to say something like this to a policeman,” he said.
Tej Pratap also took a swipe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, saying, “He is not fit to be called uncle. Everyone has seen his mentality”. He further declared that the “real Holi” would be celebrated when the RJD comes to power.