The AAP and its chief Arvind Kejriwal mocking the ‘Rinkiya Ke Papa’ song are “insulting” Purvanchalis and their culture, Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari said.
The Purvanchalis, natives of Eastern UP and parts of Bihar living in Delhi, are not going to be swayed by the Kejriwal government’s water and power freebies and 98 per cent of them are supporting the BJP, Tiwari said in an interview to the PTI.
Kejriwal had in recent past taken a dig at Tiwari, a well-known Bhojpuri actor, referring to him as a “good singer” who rendered ‘Rinkiya Ke Papa’, when asked for his views about the Delhi BJP president.
“The Purvanchalis will support the BJP in the Delhi elections because Kejriwal and his party have been humiliating them and their culture,” he said.
The name ‘Rinkiya’ in the song refers to daughters. By mocking the song, the AAP and Kejriwal also “demeaned” the role of daughters and women in society, he asserted.