[29] In September 2022, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti claimed that BJP was pushing its Hindutva agenda by forcing Muslim children in Kashmir to sing bhajans in schools, after the Government of India had issued a directive for students to recite an "all faith prayer -- Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram.. Ishwar Allah tero naam."
[30] While National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah rejected Mufti's claims,[31] Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema, a conglomerate of religious and social organisations in Kashmir, urged the government and education department to stop practices like 'singing of bhajans and Surya Namaskars' in schools, as they "hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims" and "undermine the Muslim identity of Kashmir".
[33] In December 2024, in an event organised in Patna, Bihar by BJP to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, when folk singer Devi sang the line "Ishwar Allah tero naam" during her rendition of Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram, protests erupted among a section of the audience.
She was asked to apologize, and former Union minister, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, then took the microphone from her and shouted ‘Jai Shri Ram’ to try to pacify the crowd.
After many parents complained, the school district ultimately removed the song due to its religious nature, as it made reference to Sita, Rama, God, and Allah.