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‘Even Krishna washed Sudama’s feet’: BJP MP cites Mahabharata to defend himself
A party worker was seen washing the feet of BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and then drinking that water in Jharkhand on Sunday.
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, whose video of getting his feet washed by a party worker who then drank the water evoked a controversy, referred to the Mahabharata to defend himself while the party activist asked what “crime” he had committed by serving his “elder brother”.
“Even Krishna washed Sudama’s feet in Mahabharata,” Dubey said on Sunday adding that someday even he would get a chance to wash the feet of “people like Pavan”.
“It is because of the love and support of people like him that I am alive today,” he said.
Pavan said the incident should not be policiticised. “What crime did I commit if I washed his feet and drank the water? It was my sentiment. He is like my elder brother,” he said, adding he will file a case against all those slandering him, reported ANI.
The incident took place during Dubey’s visit to his constituency Godda in Jharkhand to announce the building of a new bridge, In the footage, the MP can be seen stepping down from the stage after making the announcement and walking up to the party worker, identified as Pavan. He then places his feet on a brass plate, in order to be washed by Pavan Sah, who lifts the plate and drinks the same water as the crowd claps and cheers.
The Congress has demanded the BJP MP’s resignation over the incident. “The arrogance of the ilk of BJP leaders like Nishikant Dubey who are habitual offenders of insulting others, of breaking the tradition and of self-propelling a God-like status for themselves, is now out in open,” said Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala told news agency ANI.
This is the second time in recent months the BJP MP has made headlines. In July this year, Dubey had sparked fresh controversy over his ‘divorce’ remark on Rahul Gandhi, after he said that leaders may be divorced by their wives if they embrace the Congress president as “Section 377 hasn’t been scrapped as yet”.
His remarks had come a day after Rahul Gandhi said BJP MPs step back on seeing him as they fear he might hug them.
