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News India Live, Digital Desk: In Bihar politics, issues related to religious slogans and faith often cause sensitive debate. Recently, a new controversy has arisen over slogans like ‘I Love Mohammed’. Former Bihar Chief Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (Hum) patron Jitan Ram Manjhi has objected to this. Describing this slogan as religious publicity and communal, he has demanded to ban it. His statement came at a time when political debate about religious harmony in the state is intensified.
Jitan Ram Manjhi has clearly described slogans like ‘I Love Mohammed’ publicly inappropriate. He said that such slogans are openly part of religious propaganda and they can spoil communal harmony. Manjhi argues that no religious group in the country should be allowed to propagate their religion by openly using such slogans, which hurts the feelings of people of other religions or creates partitions in the society. He has called for action from the administration demanding a ban on it.
The meaning of Jitan Ram Manjhi’s statement:
- Political message: This statement of Jitan Ram Manjhi gives a special political message, in which he is questioning secularism and excessive performance of religious symbols or slogans in public places.
- Religious harmony: Their purpose is to advocate to maintain religious harmony in the society, and they believe that such slogans spoil this harmony.
- Demand for government intervention: Manjhi has demanded intervention from the government on this issue, which can also become an administrative and legal issue.
This is not the first time that such religious slogans or issues have been debated in Bihar. Many political parties in the state have been trying to polarize on religious grounds. This statement of Jitan Ram Manjhi will intensify this debate and will force to consider to the extent to which religious slogans and symbols should be used in public places. It remains to be seen what the state government and other political parties react to this issue.