New Delhi: A cabinet minister in Assam has triggered political outrage after invoking “gobi farming”, a chilling reference to the 1989 Bhagalpur riots, in a celebratory post following the NDA’s victory in Bihar elections.

The phrase, widely recognised as a dog whistle aimed at Muslims, alludes to the Logain massacre during the riots, where over a hundred Muslim men were buried under a cauliflower field.

“Bihar approves Gobi farming,” BJP’s Ashok Singhal, Minister of Health and Family Welfare wrote on X with a photo of a cauliflower field alluding to 1989 riots in Bihar’s Bhagalpur that left over 1,000 people dead. Show Full Article

Bihar approves Gobi farming ✅ pic.twitter.com/SubrTQ0Mu5

— Ashok Singhal (@TheAshokSinghal) November 14, 2025

The riots that lasted over a month spread

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