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Cutting crossed enactment lines, politicians successful Bihar connected Saturday (January 3, 2026) condemned the purported connection of Girdhari Lal Sahu, hubby of Uttarakhand Minister Rekha Arya, that girls from the eastbound State are “available for matrimony astatine ₹20,000-25,000”.
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Leaders of the ruling BJP and absorption RJD, too autarkic MP Pappu Yadav, criticised Mr. Sahu for the remark made astatine an lawsuit held successful Almora past month.
While Uttarakhand is simply a BJP-governed State, the saffron enactment is simply a large constituent of the ruling NDA successful Bihar.
A purported video, which has surfaced connected societal media, shows Mr. Sahu allegedly saying, "Will you get joined successful aged age? If you are incapable to get married, we volition bring a miss for you from Bihar… you tin get 1 determination for ₹20,000 to ₹25,000." Senior Bihar BJP person Dilip Jaiswal denounced the remarks.
"People utilizing specified connection are not anybody's hubby oregon son. That was a incorrect act, and we condemn it," said Jaiswal, who is the erstwhile State portion president of the party.
RJD spokesperson Ejaz Ahmad asserted that the connection utilized by Shahu "insults the women of Bihar" and is "not due from immoderate angle".
"For BJP nationalist moving president Nitin Nabin ji (who is from Bihar), this is an Agni Pariksha. It remains to beryllium seen whether helium dismisses the Minister from the furniture oregon not, and whether helium expels her hubby from the enactment oregon not," helium said.
Mr. Ahmad besides accused Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of "insulting women of the State", and claimed that specified acts person boosted the morale of the confederation leaders.
He was alluding to an incidental successful which the CM pulled down the ‘niqab’ (veil) of a pistillate doc astatine a authorities programme past month.
The women's helping of the RJD staged a protestation march connected Saturday (January 3) successful Patna and burnt an effigy of the BJP.
Another RJD spokesperson Sarika Paswan, who took portion successful the protest, claimed that by this statement, Mr. Sahu has enactment each “sisters and daughters of Bihar, including those of BJP leaders, successful a azygous bracket.” She demanded that the saffron enactment instrumentality beardown enactment against Mr. Sahu, truthful that nary could situation to utter words similar these.
Ms. Paswan asserted that the BJP is proving "what their leaders’ and ministers’ feelings are towards daughters".
Independent MP Pappu Yadav, too, slammed Mr. Sahu for making specified a statement.
“The authorities should benignant retired specified cases done a speedy proceedings oregon permanently chopped the tongues of those who usage specified language," helium said.
Mr. Yadav compared specified radical to "cow dung" and said their "approach towards women has ever been similar this". While Mr. Sahu has issued an apology aft the uproar, the BJP's Uttarakhand portion condemned the connection and tried to region itself from him, saying helium had nary transportation with the party.
The Congress connected Friday (January 2) said Mr. Sahu's remarks were an "insult" to India's women and demanded an apology from the BJP connected the matter.
