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The singer also claimed that she has been receiving threats after the incident.
Bhojpuri Singer Devi present at an event to commemorate the birth centenary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. (Photo: Facebook)
Bhojpuri folk singer Devi was allegedly stopped from singing ‘Raghupati Raghav’ bhajan at a recent event in Bihar. The event was to commemorate the birth centenary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and was attended by several BJP leaders. However, during the show, Devi’s performance was reportedly interrupted. It has been alleged that the singer was stopped from singing the bhajan after some people from the audience objected to ‘Ishwar Allah Tero Naam’ lyrics.
Sharing what exactly happened at the event, Devi told news agency ANI, “I am shocked. I was singing a bhajan, a favourite one of Mahatma Gandhi. Big leaders of the BJP including (Bihar) dy CM Vijay Sinha and Ashwini Chaubey were there. A few people of ‘Hindu Putra Sangathan’ started the ruckus when the line ‘ishwar allah tero naam’ came. The on-stage leaders couldn’t figure out how to manage the situation and a few of them came to me and asked to apologise so that the situation could be brought under control.”
“Ishwar-Allah Tero Naam”On December 25, the ‘Main Atal Rahoonga’ event was organized in Patna, where most of the BJP ministers and leaders were invited. During the event, folk singer Devi sang “Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram,” which led to some people creating a ruckus and chanting… pic.twitter.com/zjHA9Zv85Y
— Vishal Kanojia (@Vishal0700) December 26, 2024
The singer claimed that she has also been receiving threats after the incident and asked the relevant authorities to look into the issue on priority.
#WATCH | Bhojpuri folk singer Devi was allegedly forced to stop singing Mahatma Gandhi’s bhajan, ‘Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram’ at an event organised by the BJP to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Patna on December 25.In… pic.twitter.com/DQDrcEJ9dt
— ANI (@ANI) December 28, 2024
“I apologised as I didn’t want the situation to deteriorate as I had also received ‘Atal Vishisht Samman’ from the deputy CM there. Now, I think that strict action must be taken against those people who created chaos there… I am receiving threats as well. it’s a disrespect to women. Such a mean act on the birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee who kept all the communities together, is shameful… The party should take action against such people. I thank all the people who came in support of me,” she added.
More details about the incident are awaited.
