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After ‘Bihar Mein Ee Ba’ row, BJP ready with another campaign song by Manoj Tiwari

Suna ho Bihar ke bhaiya, the song penned and sung by MP and former Delhi party chief Manoj Tiwari, has been sent to the Election Commission for clearance.

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New Delhi: The BJP, it appears, is not going to be bogged down by the controversy over its song, ‘Bihar Mein Ee Ba (This is what Bihar has)’, which it released ahead of the assembly elections in the state.  

While filmmaker Anubhav Sinha accused the party of blatantly copying his song, ‘Bambai Mein Ka Ba (What does Mumbai have?)’, the BJP’s state unit is all set to release another promotional song, this one sung and penned by MP and former Delhi party chief Manoj Tiwari.

Tiwari has taken inspiration from his own Jiya Ho Bihar Ke Lala from the movie, Gangs of Wasseypur, to create the new song.  

Suna ho Bihar ke bhaiya, didi chachi sab rahavaiya, eho sun ho Bihar ke bhaiya lokatantr ke rakhaveeya, eho bhabhi bhaiya didi chachi ho dada dadi ho, phir se BJP pe ashirvaad banaav ae bhaiya. Apne NDA ke sange kadam badhaav ee bhaiya. Narendra Modi ji ke sange mil ke aav ae bhaiya. Narendra Modi Nitish ji ke saath nibhaav ae bhaiya (Shower your blessings on the BJP once again. Continue to move ahead with the NDA and support PM Modi and CM Nitish Kumar),” read the lyrics.

The song has largely been sung in Bhojpuri, with Tiwari concluding it by urging voters to stick with the NDA. 

“I wanted to urge the voters to come out and vote for the BJP, NDA in my own way and this song is an outcome of that,” Tiwari, who has been named as one of the BJP’s star campaigners for the Bihar elections, told ThePrint.

“BJP along with JD(U) has worked for the development of Bihar and people will repose their faith in PM Modi and CM Nitish once again,” he added.  

The song has been sent to the Election Commission (EC) for clearance before it is released. 


Also read: Thousands attend rallies, no masks — Covid makes no difference to Bihar election campaign


Ram Temple, J&K figure in song

The song makes specific mention of construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and the scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

The song also highlights the achievements of the NDA government including setting up of IIMs, constructions of toilets, houses, road construction and improved power situation. 

IIM aaeel Bihar mein, AIIMS khulal ba bhaiya, digha ke pul Atal saet se mann harsayeel bhaiya are ae bhaiya ho (IIM has come to Bihar and so has AIIMS),” goes one verse. 

The song also touches upon the Bihar Mein ka Ba (what is there in Bihar) controversy and says: “Agar koi kahe ki ‘bihar mein ka ba’, phir okar chashma kharaab ba (If anyone asks what is there in Bihar then they need to get their eyesight checked).” 

“This song by MP Manoj Tiwari is also a fitting reply to all the opposition who were trying their best to ask Bihar mein ka ba,” said Delhi BJP leader Neelkanth Bakshi. “The song highlights the achievements of the NDA government and also focuses on the different aspects of daily life in Bihar. This song was done within 48 hours. It is written, composed, directed and sung by Manoj Tiwari himself. The song is inspired from his own super hit song Jiya Ho Bihar Ke Lala.” 

Gearing up for the Bihar assembly elections, the Congress also released its theme song Kaa Kiye ho (what have you done) Thursday. 

It targets Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and questions the work done by his government. The song specifically mentions that the government has done nothing in the fields of health and education in the past 15 years. It also targets the government over its handling of the migrant crisis during the lockdown enforced to keep a check on the coronavirus pandemic.


Also read: Modi’s image, Atmanirbhar Bharat key for Bihar BJP as concerns rise over ‘Nitish fatigue’


 

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