Raipur. Bhojraj Nag, BJP MP from Kanker Lok Sabha seat of Chhattisgarh, said that the weather was bad, it was raining heavily and I came to know that Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai was going to come. He said that I prayed to Mahadev, cut a lemon and the rain stopped. Hearing this from the MP, Chief Minister Vishnudev Sai, who was present at the programme, could not stop laughing and started laughing. The video of the incident is becoming increasingly viral on social media.
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Nag has earlier also mentioned things like lemon, exorcism and exorcism in public statements. He has sparked a new debate in Balod district by claiming to stop rain by praying to Budhadev and Mahadev and cutting lemons. The MP said that now the program has been successful. If it has to rain, let it rain. At this, Sai and other people present on the stage started smiling and laughing.
Threatened to cut lemons even to officials
Earlier he had threatened to cut lemon for those officials who did not pay attention to the complaints of the public. The meaning of this statement was derived from a ritual performed to remove some obstacle or misfortune. He has been in the news earlier also due to his statements related to exorcism and similar practices. Nag said this at a public meeting in Daundilohara on Tuesday, where Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai had come for a program of Mahatari Vandan Yojana.
Congress made fun
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The video of this statement has gone viral, drawing ridicule from Congress and criticism from anti-superstition activists. Chhattisgarh Congress chief Deepak Baij ridiculed the statement and accused Nag of showing off and spreading superstition and misinformation. Taking a dig at Nag's claim, Baij said that if cutting a lemon can stop rain, then he should also cut a lemon to reduce sugar prices and inflation.
This statement was also ridiculed a lot on social media. Users asked whether the same method could be used to reduce electricity bills, fuel prices and household expenses.