JDU leader organises 'havan' as protest against BJP's alleged fake poll promises

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Janata Dal United (JDU) spokesperson and MLC Neeraj Kumar on Monday organised a 'havan' at his official residence in Patna..

Speaking on the occasion, the JDU spokesperson Kumar, who is a former state minister too, accused PM Modi-led Centre for having made fake promises while electioneering for the last Lok Sabha polls...

Talking to India Today, Kumar said that the 'havan' being conducted aspires to fetch endowments of Sadbuddhi (the virtue of good sense) for those at the helm, as he accused the Centre for undermining the status of President Droupadi Murmu...

In response to the 'havan' ritual, BJP spokesperson Nikhil Anand slammed JDU spokesperson Neeraj Kumar as he compared him with Ramayana-era demons that would disrupt 'havans'...

The Opposition is now using havan itself as a tool in the same way to dislodge Indian growth and destabilise democratic institutions here.. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's party JDU was one of the 20 opposition parties that boycotted the inauguration of the new Parliament building..