Sensing that there is no alternative for the Muslims in Bihar to go with particularly after RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s conviction and consequent five year jail term, the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) government has been considering either to ban the BJP’s proposed “Hunkar” rally to be addressed by Narendra Modi in Patna on October 27 or if need be arresting the Saffron party’s Prime Ministerial candidate on the pretext of possible “communal disharmony”.
Sensing that there is no alternative for the Muslims in Bihar to go with particularly after RJD supremo Lalu Prasad’s conviction and consequent five year jail term, the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) government has been considering either to ban the BJP’s proposed “Hunkar” rally to be addressed by Narendra Modi in Patna on October 27 or if need be arresting the Saffron party’s Prime Ministerial candidate on the pretext of possible “communal disharmony”. The first indication of such a move has come from JD(U)’s youth wing leader Pradeep Yadav, who has shot off a letter to Mr Kumar and party’s national president Sharad Yadav noting that the rally would be a “dangerous challenge for the peaceful environment of the state”. In the letter Mr Yadav said, “I also request you not to hesitate in arresting Mr Modi if he dares to hold this rally in anyway.” Requesting for an immediate cancellation of the rally, the JD(U)’s youth wing leader said, “The Hunkar rally may pose the most dangerous challenge for Bihar by endangering the prevailing peaceful environment in the state.” It is to be remembered here that it was only the then Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad, who could dare to arrest senior BJP LK Advani in 90s, when he was entering the state as part of his Rath Yatra in favour of a “Grand Temple” at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. After Mr Advani’s arrest Lalu could have engineered a successful social combination (Muslim-Yadav) in his party’s favour and ruled the state for next 15 years.
