Chandrashekhar stoked a controversy after he claimed that Ramcharitmanas, an epic Hindu religious book which is based on Ramayana, "spreads hatred in the society".
Amid ongoing controversy over Bihar Education Minister and RJD leader Chandrashekhar's remarks on Ramcharitmanas, Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party is raising this issue to divert attention from real issues.
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, which is often accused of having a political influence on the Bharatiya Janata Party, has retorted to the allegations stating that if Sangh wanted to do politics, its founders would have established a political party.
Ashwani Sharma, the state president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday hit out at the Aam Admi Party (AAP) led government in the state, saying the law and order situation in the state is 'deteriorating'.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former MP Kirit Somaiya on Saturday hit out at former Mayor of Mumbai Kishori over SRA flats scams and said that the latter had illegally taken over four flats of poor, slum dwellers at Worli.
With only three days left in the high-stake Chandigarh mayoral elections, poaching fear has gripped the major parties and has forced parties to shift their councillors to other states as a defensive measure.
"FIR registered against former Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar Family and Kish Corporate Services Pvt Ltd for alleged fraud forgery cheating at Gomata Janata SRA Worli Mumbai," Mumbai Police said in a statement on Saturday.
After Bharatiya Janata Party leader Chitra Kishor Wagh filed a complaint against Social media influencer Uorfi Javed for her alleged remarks on her 'immodest' dress sense, the actor gave a befitting reply, saying that the BJP leader should first go and learn about ancient Hindu culture be
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the world's longest river Cruise, MV Ganga Vilas in Varanasi, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took a dig at the BJP, saying Bharatiya Janata Party has the tradition of re-inaugurating the existing things as the cruise
Amid the ongoing protest demanding compensation for land acquired for Chausa thermal plant, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashwini Kumar Choubey recited Ramcharitmanas to answer the state Education Minister Chandrashekhar's remark on the holy book.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have 14 councillors each, while Congress has six councillors, making the situation surrounding Chandigarh's mayoral election interesting.