Notice to Bihar Chief Secretary, DGP over Lalu’s ‘insult’ to Ambedkar

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav during the RJD State Council Meeting, at Gyan Bhawan in Patna on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has now taken cognisance of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s alleged “insult” to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and issued a notice to the State’s Chief Secretary and Director-General of Police.

This comes a week after visuals emerged of the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief celebrating his birthday on June 11, during which a portrait of Dr. Ambedkar was purportedly seen being placed near his feet.

This had kicked off a political storm, with leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party, including State and Union Ministers, taking aim at him for allegedly “insulting” the leader who led the Constitution of India’s drafting committee.

Protests were also seen across the State over the perceived insult to Dr. Ambedkar. Soon after the incident, Bihar’s State Commission for Scheduled Castes had also issued a notice to Mr. Yadav over the insult.

On Thursday (June 19), the NCSC issued a notice to the State police chief and the Chief Secretary, seeking a detailed report on the action taken in this case within 15 days of receiving it.

The Commission said that it had taken cognizance of the “insult” to Dr. Ambedkar through newspaper reports and social media posts and was hence taking up the matter.

Published - June 19, 2025 08:56 pm IST