UP-Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar is worshiped by village supporters, literally
Uttar Pradesh Minister and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar's supporters in Dharampura village in UP treat him as a deity and the politician doesn't mind at all. Some supporters in the village in Sukhpura area in Ballia district keep his picture at their homes and recite the 'Omprakash Chalisa', the hymns composed in his honor.
Villagers call Rajbhar the 'God for the poor'
Rajbhar's supporters said they gather once in a week at the village's Kali temple, place his statue there and pray that he becomes Chief Minister. When asked why they do this, Sugri Devi said, "He is God for the poor and their true well-wisher." Another villager, Ajanta Devi, said, "Om Prakash helps everyone and is advocating a liquor-ban. I wish he becomes the CM."
Rajbhar finds nothing wrong in the practice
Rajbhar said there is nothing wrong about the practice. "The person who does something for the poor becomes God in their eyes," he said. Rajbhar's party is an ally of the ruling BJP in UP. He had still criticized the government earlier for not treating the backward classes well. He recently blamed corruption among the bureaucrats for the recent BJP defeat in the UP-bypolls.
