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Bhojpuri folk singer Devi was allegedly asked to halt from singing ‘Raghupati Raghav’ bhajan at an event in Bihar. The event was held to observe the birth centenary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Notably, the event was attended by some BJP leaders. The singer was allegedly stopped from singing a bhajan which has ‘Ishwar Allah Tero Naam’ lyrics. People objected to the lyrics and asked her to stop her performance. 

In an interview with ANI, Devi said “I am shocked. I was singing a bhajan, a favourite one of Mahatma Gandhi. Big leaders of the BJP including (Bihar) dy CM Vijay Sinha and Ashwini Chaubey were there. A few people of ‘Hindu Putra Sangathan’ started the ruckus when the line ‘ishwar allah tero naam’ came. The on-stage leaders couldn’t figure out how to manage the situation and a few of them came to me and asked to apologise so that the situation could be brought under control.” 


“I apologised as I didn’t want the situation to deteriorate as I had also received ‘Atal Vishisht Samman’ from the deputy CM there. Now, I think that strict action must be taken against those people who created chaos there… I am receiving threats as well. it’s a disrespect to women. Such a mean act on the birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee who kept all the communities together, is shameful… The party should take action against such people. I thank all the people who came in support of me,” she concluded. 

Notably, Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s birth centenary was observed on December 25, 2024 in several parts of the country. The former Prime Minister’s first term was for 13 days in 1996. His second tenure was of period of 13 months from 1998 to 1999. His full term as Prime Minister was from 1999 to 2004.