Ramcharitmanas row: It seems the controversy around 'Ramcharitmanas' will not die down very soon now as after Bihar, the row around the Epic erupted in Uttar Pradesh drawing sharp reactions from BJP members and religious leaders from the Hindu community.
Bihar's Education Minister Chandrashekhar had recently made controversial remarks regarding Ramcharit Manas, after which there was a lot of uproar. But now Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya has also given a controversial statement regarding Ramcharitmanas.
एक तरफ आस्था के विश्वास और अंधविश्वास पर देश में बहस चल रही है तो दूसरी सनातन ग्रंथ को लेकर एक के बाद एक सियासी बोल सामने आ रहे हैं. राम चरित मानस को लेकर अखिलेश यादव की पार्टी के नेता स्वामी प्रसाद मौर्य ने भी विवादित बयान दिया है.
Chandrashekhar's statement on Ramcharitmanas that it 'spreads hatred in society' and propagates discrimination against lower castes triggered massive outrage in Bihar. Nitish Kumar is in damage control mode.
Tejashwi Yadav said people should be mindful of the 'conspiracies' of the BJP, as it is 'cunningly' trying to direct the political discourse towards a Hindu versus Muslim binary.
Bihar education minister Chandrashekhar Yadav has become a cynosure of criticism for his controversial statement wherein he said three books, including Ramcharitmanas, spread hatred in the society.
Ramcharitmanas row: "The statement will directly benefit BJP. The topic he spoke on is an agenda of the BJP. Speaking on BJP's agenda means playing on their pitch. If we play there, who will benefit? BJP," Kushwaha said while talking to media.
Minister Chandrashekhar had remarked that the famous epic poem Ramcharitmanas written by Goswami Tulsidas 'spreads hatred in society' and propagates discrimination against lower castes.
Ramcharitmanas row: Opposition leader in the Bihar Assembly, Vijay Sinha also asked the education minister to render an apology for his comment and demanded that Tejashwi Yadav should clear his stand on this issue.
Under the New Education Policy 2020, the Madhya Pradesh Government has decided to include Ramayana, Mahabharata and Ramcharitmanas in syllabus for the graduation courses. While speaking to ANI state Higher Education Minister, Dr Mohan Yadav said, "Whoever wants to learn about Lord Ram's character and contemporary works can do so. Teachers of our study board have prepared the syllabus under the NEP 2020... If we can bring our glorious history forward, no one should have any issue with it".
New Delhi: Months after a major row over Yoga Day celebrations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said even utterance of the word 'Om' can be a reason for controversies in the country which has seen
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