Maithili Thakur faces backlash over remarks on renaming Alinagar to Sitanagar
Darbhanga: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and folk singer Maithili Thakur has sparked controversy after stating during her campaign that she would rename Alinagar constituency in Bihar’s Darbhanga district to Sitanagar if elected.
“Alinagar will become Sitanagar if I win the election from the seat,” the 25-year-old first-time contestant said while addressing a public gathering, drawing sharp reactions across political and social circles.
The statement was criticised as aligning with a pattern of attempts to rename places associated with Muslim heritage and such symbolic acts overshadow pressing developmental issues.
After the backlash, Thakur clarifying that the proposal did not originate from her, said “It was not my idea, the suggestion came from Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai. He mentioned it during the nomination process in Darbhanga. I agreed as I felt the name should reflect the cultural identity of Mithilanchal,” she said.
RJD candidate Vinod Mishra, Maithili Thakur contesting against said, “People are aware of the BJP’s tactics. Changing the name of a place does not solve unemployment or address lack of development,”
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Trump tells Fox News he's no longer sending Witkoff, Kushner to Pakistan for Iran talks
Islamabad (AP): President Donald Trump says he told top US envoys not to travel to Pakistan to negotiate with Iran, telling Fox News that "they can call us anytime they want.”
In a brief phone interview Saturday, Trump told Fox News that he told US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner “you're not going to be making any more 18 hour flights to sit around talking about nothing.”
Trump also said of the US side “we have all the cards.”
His comments came after the White House said Friday that Witkoff and Kushner would be heading to Pakistan for another round of negotiations with Iran.
