India, Nov. 18 -- Assam minister Ashok Singhal's social media post on "Bihar approves Gobi farming" has triggered a major political controversy, with opposition leaders alleging that the remark appeared to glorify the 1989 Bhagalpur massacre in Bihar, where many Muslims were killed.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor condemned the post on Sunday, November 16, 2025, stating that neither Hinduism nor Indian nationalism justifies such acts of violence.

Singhal posted the controversial message on X on Friday, November 14, 2025, alongside a photograph of a cauliflower field, following the NDA's victory in the Bihar Assembly polls.

The image immediately sparked backlash online, as critics linked it to the Bhagalpur violence, where 116 Muslims were k...