Samajwadi Occasion chief Akhilesh Yadav is believed to be sad together with his social gathering colleague over his remarks on Hindu epic Ramcharitmanas and a press convention could also be held on the difficulty, reported information company ANI. A number of social gathering MLAs have additionally determined to distance themselves from Maurya’s assertion and raised the matter with social gathering chief over the cellphone, in line with the report.
Swami Prasad Maurya courted controversy on Sunday by saying Ramcharitamanas, written by Goswami Tulsidas, promoted social discrimination and unfold hatred. Chatting with a information channel, the SP chief, who converted from BJP earlier than 2022 UP meeting elections, mentioned that sure verses of the epic had been “casteist and derogatory” to the backward neighborhood and Dalits and ought to be eliminated.
“Faith is supposed for the welfare of humanity and for strengthening it. If there’s any insult to a bit of society resulting from sure traces within the Ramcharitamanas on the idea of ‘jaati’, ‘varn’ and ‘varg’, then it’s actually not ‘dharma’, it’s ‘adharma’. There are particular traces wherein names of castes reminiscent of ‘teli’ and ‘kumhaar’ are talked about,” mentioned Maurya, who is taken into account a outstanding OBC chief within the state.
Whereas the BJP demanded that he apologises and takes again his assertion, seers of Ayodhya and the saffron brigade throughout the state had been up in arms towards his controversial remarks. A neighborhood chief of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha on Monday introduced ₹51,000 as reward to anybody who would “lower off” the SP chief’s tongue.
“We carried Swami Prasad Maurya’s effigy for funeral and launched it into the Yamuna. The police tried to stop us from doing so, however there was no stopping for offended activists of the ABHM,” said Sanjay Jat, spokesperson of the outfit.
“Whoever chops off the tongue of SP chief and former minister in state cupboard, Swami Prasad Maurya, will probably be rewarded with ₹51,000,” declared Saurabh Sharma, district unit in-charge of ABHM.