Kunda MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya organised Shastra Puja at Benti Palace
PRAYAGRAJ: “An elephant has different tusks for display and eating,” Kunda MLA and Jansatta Dal (Loktantrik) president Raghuraj Pratap Singh, alias Raja Bhaiya, remarked on Tuesday as he worshipped a collection of more than 500 weapons at his Benti Palace in Pratapgarh on Dussehra.
Licences and identification slips were placed alongside the weapons, according to the organisers. Addressing those present, Singh said Shastra Puja on Vijayadashami had been a tradition since ancient times and that everyone attending the ceremony was part of his “family”. He said they were committed to protecting the country and religion.
His twin sons, Shivraj and Brijraj, joined him, while block chiefs, the district panchayat president’s representative and hundreds of supporters also participated, carrying their own weapons. Referring to the large number of weapons on display, he added that these were not the only weapons available to them, using the elephant-tusk analogy.