Overview

• Visuals from Lalu Prasad Yadav’s 78th birthday on June 11 showed a portrait of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar placed near his feet, prompting calls for accountability.
• BJP figures including Dilip Jaiswal and Giriraj Singh demanded a public apology, while Union Ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Arjun Ram Meghwal condemned the act as an insult to Dalit communities.
• The RJD rejected the allegations, asserting that a visitor held the Ambedkar portrait throughout and that the controversy stemmed from a misleading camera angle.
• On June 15, the Bihar State Commission for Scheduled Castes served Lalu Prasad Yadav a 15-day notice under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and warned of legal proceedings if he does not respond.
• RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav ruled out any apology, accusing the BJP of hypocrisy and citing past controversial remarks by Amit Shah about Ambedkar.