Famous Punjabi singer Daler Mehndi was recently performing a live show in Uttarakhand. During this show organized in Tehri, when Daler Mehndi was singing from the stage, suddenly Uttarakhand government cabinet minister Bodh Uniyal came on the stage and reprimanded Daler Mehndi from the stage in front of everyone. He accused Daler Mehndi of coming drunk and not being able to sing. After this, many stalwarts came in support of Daler Mehndi and the people of Punjab also started supporting him. Aam Aadmi Party linked it to the insult of Sikhs and Punjabi singers by the BJP leader. Now BJP is trying to control Damat.
This whole controversy started from Kunjpuri fair in Tehri district last week. Thousands of people came to this fair to watch the program. As soon as Daler Mehndi came on stage and tried to sing a song, he could not sing. After this, Minister Subodh Uniyal came on the stage and said, 'We called you after paying so much money. That's why we called our people, Sir, please pay attention, do you mean you are fooling us by sitting here? Making sounds through mixer. It's a wrong thing, it's a wrong thing. The minister also accused Daler Mehndi of drinking alcohol.
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How did it affect BJP?
Daler Mehndi is a famous singer of Punjab and millions of people follow him in Punjab. After this behavior of the minister towards them in Uttarakhand, the people of Punjab openly came in their support. After this, Mika Singh publicly expressed his displeasure over the minister's statement and many other stars came out in support. Here, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Punjab started linking the treatment of Daler Mehndi by the BJP minister with the insult of Sikhs and the insult of Punjabi singers. The party made several posts in this regard on social media. \
There are assembly elections in Punjab after a few months and Bharatiya Janata Party is dreaming of forming the government in Punjab. Amit Shah himself has taken charge of Punjab. In such a situation, insulting a Punjabi singer seems to be costing heavily for the party. However, the party has now started damage control efforts in this matter.
What did CM Dhami say?
When the matter escalated, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami himself came forward to clarify. He said, 'I say that there must have been public pressure on the minister at that time. The minister himself has come and said that I did not know that his health was bad. He further said, 'Uttarakhand is the land of artists, everyone is respected here. I think this topic should be ended here. I will talk to Mika Bhai and Daler Mehndi. Both are my good friends.
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Demand for forgiveness
Now many artists and Sikh organizations have come forward in support of Daler Mehndi. Mika Singh is also continuously saying that the treatment meted out to his brother was wrong. In such a situation, the problems of Minister Subodh Uniyal and BJP are increasing. Now people are demanding unconditional apology from the minister. Before the Punjab elections, such controversies can create problems for the Bharatiya Janata Party.