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Giriraj sparks row with remarks on Muslims, says ‘their votes not required’
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|October 20, 2025
UNION minister and BJP firebrand leader Giriraj Singh has once again courted controversy by terming the minority community ‘namak haraams’ (ungrateful) and contended that he does not need their votes to win the election.
Addressing a rally in Bihar’s Arwal district, Giriraj recalled his conversation with a Muslim ‘Maulvi’ who admitted to be benefiting from the Centre’s schemes. “When I asked him whether he had voted for me, he replied in the affirmative but when I asked him to swear on Kudha (God), he refused. Musjims take benefits of all Central schemes but don’t vote for us. Such people are called ‘namak haraam’,” he asserted.
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