BJP hits out at Lalu Yadav over Halloween celebration, reminds voters of his ‘Mahakumbh useless’ remark
A joyful video of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad celebrating Halloween with his grandchildren has gone viral. In the video released by his daughter Rohini Acharya, the veteran politician can be seen laughing and sharing sweets with the youngest members of his family.
The Halloween celebrations organized by RJD leader Lalu Yadav with his grandchildren before the 2025 Bihar Elections sparked controversy. Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya shared photos of the event with the caption “Happy Halloween to All”, drawing the ire of the BJP Kisan Morcha, which criticized Yadav and highlighted his past comments in which he called the Mahakumbh festival “useless”.
Lalu Yadav’s Halloween celebration
A joyful video of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad celebrating Halloween with his grandchildren has gone viral. In the video released by his daughter Rohini Acharya, the veteran politician can be seen laughing and sharing sweets with the youngest members of his family. In the clip, Lalu Yadav is seen sitting with his grandchildren wearing ghost masks, while others are trying to scare him by joking around with spooky make-up. Rohini Acharya shared the clip on social media with the caption, “Happy Halloween everyone.”
BJP criticizes Lalu Yadav’s Halloween celebration
Soon after, the Bharatiya Janata Party issued a warning to voters by criticizing Lalu Yadav’s Halloween celebration and reminded him of his ‘Mahakumbh is useless’ quote. The official account of the BJP Kisan Morcha (BJPKM) wrote in a post: “Remember people of Bihar, it is Lalu Yadav who called this great festival of faith and spirituality, Maha Kumbh, useless and now celebrates the festival of Halloween. Those who attack the faith will not get votes from the people of Bihar.”
For those unaware, Lalu Yadav had termed the grand Maha Kumbh festival held in February this year as “meaningless”. When asked about the huge crowds of people heading to Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh for the religious gathering, he said: “The Kumbh has no meaning… It’s just meaningless.”
Bihar Election 2025
The battleground for the 2025 Bihar elections is approaching as voting is scheduled to be held in two phases on November 6 and November 11 and the results will be declared on November 14. The National Democratic Alliance consists of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha. On the other hand, Mahagathbandhan includes RJD, Congress, CPI-ML, CPI, CPM and Vikasheel Insaan Party. Moreover, Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj movement has decided to contest all 243 seats, adding a third force to the high-voltage electoral arena.
