Overview

• Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, speaking at a Janmashtami event, said calling Krishna a butter thief is improper and described the butter-pot breaking as a message of resistance to Kansa.
• The CM’s cultural advisor Sriram Tiwari confirmed that the culture department will run a public awareness campaign presenting Krishna as a rebel rather than a thief.
• Officials said the plan aims to enlist storytellers, priests and religious preachers to promote the reinterpreted narrative, with the effort still in the planning stage.
• Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar accused the government of trying to rewrite Sanatana traditions for political gain and alleged the CM 'stole the people's mandate'.
• The political row has spread on social media and coincides with broader state efforts such as the proposed Sri Krishna Patheya religious-tourism circuit.