Kota Mayor clarifies after viral video of bowing at Om Birla's house
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Kota Mayor Anusuya Goswami clarified that her bowing at the residence of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla was an act of religious devotion, not political subservience.
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- A viral video showed Kota Mayor Anusuya Goswami bowing at the threshold of the residence of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
- Congress leader Govind Singh Dotasra criticized the act as a display of political submission.
- The Mayor and BJP supporters claimed she was actually bowing to the deities installed in the residence.
- The incident has sparked a political debate between the BJP and Congress in Kota following the recent municipal mayoral elections.
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- Impact of this controversy on local municipal board dynamics
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Govind Singh Dotasra
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“मेयर जनता की हैं या सत्ता की चौखट की?”
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…के शक्ति नगर स्थित ‘बैकुंठ’ आवास की चौखट पर माथा टेकती नजर आ रही हैं। वीडियो सामने आने के बाद कांग्रेस प्रदेशाध्यक्ष गोविंद सिंह डोटासरा ने इसे सोशल मीडिया पर साझा करते हुए भाजपा पर निशाना साधा। डोटासरा ने सवाल उठाया- ‘ मेयर जनता की हैं या सत्ता की चौखट की? ’ उनकी पोस्ट के बाद कोटा की स्थानीय राजनीति में इस वीडियो को लेकर बहस तेज हो गई। कांग्रेस नेताओं और कार्यकर्ताओं ने इसे जनप्रतिनिधि और सत्ता के संबंधों से जोड़कर सवाल उठाए, जबकि भाजपा समर्थकों ने इसे धार्मिक आस्था का…
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