Addressing media from the BJP headquarters in the national capital, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Friday slammed Bihar Minister Chandra Shekhar for drawing a parallel between Ramcharitmanas and "potassium cyanide".
RJD MLA Yadav on Thursday ignited a fresh row on Ramcharitmanas with his controversial comments during a discussion where he asked, "Was Hindutva not in danger when Ramcharitmanas was being written inside a mosque?"
Addressing a public meeting in Prayagraj as part of the civic elections campaign, CM Yogi quoted from Ramcharitmanas saying, " Karm pradhan vishwa rachi rakha/jo jas karihe so tas phal chakha (The universe is based on deeds/as you sow, so shall you reap)."
On his first trip to Prayagraj following the murder of gangster Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf, Yogi quoted a couplet from the Ramcharitmanas and said, "Karm pradhan vishwa rachi rakha/jo jas karihe so tas phal chakha (The universe is based on deeds/as you sow, so shall you reap). While i
Yogi also accused the Samajwadi Party of attempting to "insult" the Hindu community in India and across the world, and also of manufacturing the controversy during the Global Investors Summit which concluded in Lucknow earlier this month.
Samajwadi Party leader Swamy Prasad Maurya on Wednesday wrote to Lucknow Police Commissioner alleging that Mahant Raju Das, Mahant Paramhans Das of Tapaswi Chhawni Temple and their supporters tried to attack him with swords and 'pharsa' in the city.
Rajasthan BJP President Satish Poonia and BJP Member of Legislative Assembly Madan Dilawar, while commenting on Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya's statement, said that he has lost his mental balance and should get himself treated.
Amid a heavy backlash faced by Samajwadi Party MLC Swami Prasad Maurya over his controversial remarks on Ramcharitmanas, the former Cabinet Minister of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding an amendment and ban on parts of the epic which he claim
The Uttar Pradesh police invoked National Security Act against two persons for allegedly burning copies of Ramcharitmanas, a poem based on the epic Ramayana.
Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Pallavi Patel on Sunday said she does 'not believe' in Ramcharitmanas, a poem based on the epic Ramayana, adding that there needs to be a revolution to erase certain 'insulting words' from the verses from people's minds.
Baghel said, "Whatever controversy is going on regarding the Ramcharitmanas, it is all for votes. The controversy is pleasing the Samajwadi Party (SP) as well as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It is pleasing SP leader Maurya as well as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath."