Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) has distanced itself from the remarks of its MLC Swami Prasad Maurya Ramcharitmanas even though the latter tried to get out of it dispute Having said that he found only certain parts of the text objectionable.
Meanwhile, a case was registered against Maurya in Lucknow on Tuesday under IPC sections 295A (intentional and malicious act intended to outrage the religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs), 298 (intentionally uttering words, etc.) Third FIR was registered under intent to wound), 504 (intentional insult), 505(2) (statement causing or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes) and 153A (promoting enmity between groups).
The complaint was lodged by Shivendra Mishra, a resident of Lucknow’s Aishbagh, who claimed that Maurya’s statement had hurt followers of Hinduism and caused anger among people.
The ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh, as well as Hindutva groups such as the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha, have hit back at Maurya for her comments. This came days after Bihar Education Minister Chandrashekhar made a similar comment On RamcharitmanasA Hindu text based on the Ramayana.
Maurya on Sunday said that excerpts from Ramcharitmanas were objectionable because they were anti-backward and called for either his removal or the banning of the entire book. He said, ‘I have serious objection to some parts of the book… I have said this before in public forums and I am saying it again, no religion has the right to abuse anyone.’ The government should take cognizance of the objectionable part and remove it (from the book).
reciting a quadruped Maurya had said from the text that its meaning was hurtful towards Shudras and women. The chapai reads: “Dhol Gawar Shudra Animal Woman, Officer of Gross Tadhana. it has long been Discussion For allegedly being racist and anti-women.
Waman Meshram, head of the All India Backward and Minority Community Employees Federation (BAMCEF). Said Way back in 2005 the text says OBCs and women should be thrashed.
are explaining quadrupedMaurya said, “One may be exceptionally intelligent, intellectual and knowledgeable and yet he is not respected because he is a Shudra, Is this religion?
,Destruction of such a religion, which wants our destruction (Such a religion, which wants to destroy us, may itself face destruction),” he said.
commenting on dispute Around Bageshwar Dham religious preacher Dhirendra Shastri, who recently walked out of an event when he was allegedly challenged to display miraculous powers, Maurya said it was unfortunate that the so-called protector of religion They were destroying the progress made by the social reformers, due to which the country is moving on the path of scientific trend.
Attacked by the ruling BJP on Maurya, SP MLA from Lucknow Central Ravidas Mehrotra on Monday said that Maurya’s statement was his personal opinion.
He said, ‘This is not the stand of the party. Politicians should speak on issues of inflation, unemployment, corruption, development and public and should avoid speaking on any religious scripture. What does it mean Tadhana The chaupai that Maurya has mentioned is to judge or identify. In the absence of information, he has given the statement… National President (SP) has taken cognizance of the matter and will take appropriate action soon.
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Demand for action against Maurya
Maurya’s comments attracted sharp attack from the BJP, the party he left last year to join the SP. BJP State President Bhupendra Chowdhary called him “mentally disturbed”. Earlier in the day, UP minister Nand Gopal Nandi said that Maurya himself was rubbish and was on the way to convert to Samajwadi Party totalitarian party (A party is nearing its end).
BJP’s Aparna YadavThe daughter-in-law of SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav also attacked Maurya’s statement. “…I don’t think it is right for a politician to make such comments and hold such views Ramcharitmanas Shows low mentality…I think he hasn’t read Ramcharitmanas And didn’t live it up, ”she said.
Led by its spokesperson Shishir Chaturvedi, the Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha staged a protest against Maurya at Civil Hospital Chauraha in Lucknow and demanded his arrest. The members of the organization raised slogans and also filed a complaint against him at the Hazratganj police station. The protesters later marched towards the CM residence demanding action against Maurya.
Awadhesh Tiwari, a resident of Lucknow, has also filed a complaint at the Thakurganj police station in Lucknow, alleging that Maurya’s statement has hurt the faith of the entire Hindu community as well as of him, and such a statement will increase disharmony on the basis of caste, religion and women. Will hurt his feelings. Tiwari’s complaint has also asked the police to register an FIR and arrest Maurya.
Maurya explains
As Maurya softens his stand On Sunday evening he recited another couplet Ramcharitmanas and that specific castes including Teli, Kumhar, Shupaj, Kirat, Kol, Kalwar in Chaupai, who are all followers of Hinduism, have been called Adham- which means Lowly (Lowly).
“The word hurts the sentiments of the people of this caste. Dhol, Gavar Shudra Animal Woman, Officer of Gross Tadhana, shudra, animal (animal) and Woman (Female)… Women and Shudras have been kept in the category of animals. Everyone should be punished. what sin did Shudras, … All Dalits, backward and tribals of the country come in this Shudra category when all of them are followers of Hinduism,” he said.
He wondered which religion “gives a provision to punish people of the same religion”.
“I think religion is for the welfare and respect and humanity of human beings but if someone plays with the respect of human beings and humanity, then it cannot be religion. I think religion is same for all but a from quadruped Regarding Tulsidas, it becomes clear that it means different things to different people,” he further said.
he said he doesn’t believe Ramcharitmanas As a religious text as Tulsidas himself said that he wrote it for Swanta-Sukhye (his own happiness).
(Edited by Smriti Sinha)
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