Pages from Ramcharitmanas Burned in Vrindavan in Support of SP Leader Swami Prasad Maurya
1 year, 10 months ago

Pages from Ramcharitmanas Burned in Vrindavan in Support of SP Leader Swami Prasad Maurya

News 18  

A group called Akhil Bharatiya OBC Mahasabha on Sunday in Vrindavan burned photocopies of pages allegedly carrying ”objectionable comments on women and Dalits” in Ramcharitmanas, supporting SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya. We took out the photocopies of the objectionable comments from the Ramcharitmanas, which were against the ’shudras’ and women, and burned the photocopied page in a symbolic protest,” Devendra Pratap Yadav, a state office bearer of the Akhil Bharatiya OBC Mahasabha, told PTI. ”Swami Prasad Maurya has already demanded that the objectionable comments mentioned in the Ramcharitmanas should be removed or banned. We have extended support to Swami Prasad Maurya on this, and the Akhil Bharatiya OBC Mahasabha stands with Swami Prasad Maurya,” he said.

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India Today  

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The Hindu  

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News 18  

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News 18  

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FIR Filed Against Swami Prasad Maurya Over Comments On Ramcharitmanas Says Views Were Personal

ABP News  

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FIR against Swami Prasad Maurya for comments on ‘Ramcharitmanas’
1 year, 10 months ago

FIR against Swami Prasad Maurya for comments on ‘Ramcharitmanas’

The Hindu  

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India Today  

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India TV News  

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Ramcharitmanas row: Hindu outfits burn effigies in UP, say those speaking ill to face same fate
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Ramcharitmanas row: Hindu outfits burn effigies in UP, say those speaking ill to face same fate

India Today  

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India Today  

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'It's All Nonsense': SP Leader Swami Prasad Maurya Demands Ban On Ramcharitmanas

ABP News  

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1 year, 11 months ago

Bihar Minister says Ramcharitmanas, Manusmriti spread hate, stokes controversy

The Hindu  

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