"The Indian Constitution says that there cannot be any discrimination on the basis of faith, caste, gender or birthplace. If a Hindu speaks of a Hindu Rashtra, why won't others? People talking of Hindu Rashtra are enemies of the nation"
- Swami Prasad Maurya, Samajwadi Party leader
Lucknow, Oct 17: Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya recently said that India and Pakistan were divided because the Hindu Mahasabha demanded two nations, not Jinnah. Talking to the media, in UP's Banda, the Samajwadi Party leader said that the people who are talking of a Hindu Rashtra are the enemies of the nation.
Notably, in August also SP leader Maurya faced backlash over his remarks on the Hindu religion. "The roots of Brahminism are very deep and the reason for all the disparity is also Brahminism itself. There is no religion called Hindu, Hinduism is just a hoax," Swami Prasad Maurya earlier in a post on X said.
Reacting to this, Congress leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam said that abusing Hindus has become a fashion and SP leader Maurya has crossed the limits. "I think Akhilesh Yadav should now bid farewell to Swami Prasad Maurya or otherwise it will be very bad for him and the party," Acharya Pramod said.
Meanwhile, Supreme Court Advocate Vineet Jindal also filed a complaint in August this year with Delhi Police against SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya over his remarks on the Hindu religion.
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