Posters Covering SSR’s Image Draws Attention of Opp Parties in Election-bound Bihar

Pictures and images the late lamented bollywood actor, Sushant Singh Rajput, on several posters, banners, stickers and masks launched by the saffron party in Bihar, ahead of assembly polls, have drawn protests by opposition parties.

Various stickers and masks were put out by the party’s cultural wing, ‘Kala Sanskriti Manch’. These images have featured, Sushant Singh Rajput, who died on June 14, 2020 under mysterious circumstances. The entire incident and the subsequent investigations have however captivated the nation. The message was seen to underline the role of the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government in pushing for a CBI investigation into the death of the Bollywood actor, who was from Bihar, and "ensuring that a promising young son of the state" got justice. Varun Kumar Singh, state coordinator of the BJP Kala Sanskriti Manch told news agency ANI that 30,000 stickers and posters and 30,000 face masks have been printed so far. “We have been using these as a sign of a movement to seek justice for the late actor who died in Mumbai”, Singh said.

“It is not a political issue but a matter close to my heart. We had demanded a CBI inquiry to probe Sushant Singh Rajput's death. I had even sent letters to ministers demanding justice for him (Sushant). We started this movement on June 16. He was an artist and so am I”, he said. The opposition RJD and Congress have accused the BJP of exploiting the Sushant Singh Rajput case for its political agenda. "Nitish Kumar and BJP have no answers for the flood and the administrative failures. To divert the attention of the people, they only have the Sushant and Rhea case”, said Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala.