Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary took off his turban on July 3 in Ayodhya and placed it in the Bhagwan Ram Mandir in fulfilment of a vow regarding Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh | Bihar deputy CM & BJP state president Samrat Choudhary offers prayers at Hanuman Garhi temple, in Ayodhya.
The Bihar deputy CM to devote his turban to lord Ram. pic.twitter.com/wLoFZQJ2KD
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Samrat Chaudhary took a dip in the Saryu river here and dedicated his turban in the Ram Mandir after shaving off his head. He made the offering of his turban to mark the fulfilment of the vow he had made regarding Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh | Bihar deputy CM & BJP state president Samrat Choudhary takes a holy dip in river Saryu, in Ayodhya. There he devoted his turban as well. pic.twitter.com/TeMuh9pNR1
— ANI (@ANI) July 3, 2024
Speaking to reporters, Samrat Chaudhary who is also the BJP state president said, “I took a dip in the Saryu river. I will devote this turban that I had for the last 22 months to Bhagwan Ram.”
The State BJP Chief also offered prayers at the Hanuman Garhi Mandir in Ayodhya.
Recalling his vow, Samrat Chaudhary, on July 2, said that it was time for him to remove his turban and offer it at the feet of Bhagwan Ram.
The BJP leader had started sporting a turban after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar jumped ship to the Mahagathbandhan in 2022 after ditching the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Samrat Chaudhary had vowed that he would take off his turban only after “dethroning” Nitish Kumar.
“True that I had pledged to wear the turban until I made Nitish Kumar resign as the Chief Minister. But now that he has switched back to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after resigning as the Chief Minister of the I.N.D.I Alliance, it is time for me to dedicate this turban to the feet of Bhagwan Ram. The day Nitish Kumarji resigned as the Chief Minister of the I.N.D.I Alliance and joined back the NDA, I announced that I would dedicate my turban to Bhagwan Ram,” Samrat Chaudhary told ANI on July 2.
Nitish Kumar returned to the National Democratic Alliance in January this year, after having developed “differences” with the Mahagathbandhan alliance. This was his fifth crossover in the past ten years, preceding his ninth time as the Chief Minister.
This led to the collapse of the Mahagathbandhan Government after which the NDA Government was formed in the state.
BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha were sworn in as the Deputy Chief Ministers.
(with inputs from ANI)
