Overview

• Union Minister Lalan Singh hosted a mutton feast in his Munger constituency during Sawan and said he arranged separate vegetarian options for observers.
• Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav dared Prime Minister Modi to address the feast during his scheduled visit and used a satirical roster of his Bihar tour to underline the issue.
• RJD spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari and Rohini Acharya accused the NDA of hypocrisy for condemning non-veg events by rivals while ignoring Singh’s party.
• RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav accused the prime minister of coming to Bihar to tell lies and framed his tour as driven by an “electoral force.”
• The controversy over non-vegetarian feasts during religious observances has become a focal point of symbolic politics in the lead-up to this year’s Bihar assembly elections.