Union minister Giriraj Singh has once again courted controversy by making a scathing remark against the Muslim community, saying that he doesn’t need the votes of ‘namak haraams’ (betrayers).

His remarks came while addressing a public rally for the poll-bound state in Bihar’s Arwal. The BJP MP from Begusarai said, “Once I asked a ‘maulvi’ (cleric) whether he had Ayushman Bharat health card and he replied in the affirmative. I asked whether such cards were distributed on the basis of Hindu-Muslim and he replied in the negative.”