Union minister Giriraj Singh has sparked controversy once again with a scathing remark against the Muslim community, saying he does not need the votes of “namak haraams” (betrayers).

He made the remark while addressing a public rally in Bihar's Arwal district on Saturday.

The BJP MP from Begusarai said, "Once I asked a 'maulvi' (cleric) whether he has an Ayushman Bharat health card, and he replied in the affirmative. I asked whether such cards were distributed on the basis of Hindu-Muslim, and he replied in the negative."

"When I asked him whether he had voted for me, he replied in the affirmative, but when I asked him to swear on Khuda (God), he said no, he didn't. Muslims take benefits of all central schemes but don't vote for us. Such people are called 'namak haraam'. I told maulvi s

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