Controversy started on Ram Charit Manas, Education Minister of Bihar, Prof. With the statement of Chandrasekhar, after this Swami Prasad Maurya had increased the controversy further by giving a statement on this.
The rhetoric on Ramcharit Manas is not taking the name of stopping, now this controversy started from Bihar Uttar Pradesh has reached. Swami Prasad Maurya came in support after his controversial statement OBC Mahasabha He has crossed the limit. The members of the Mahasabha burnt copies of Manas and raised slogans. police in the case F.I.R. have registered,
The accused in the case can be arrested soon. If the fault is proved, then they will have to face long punishment. Special provisions have been made for this in the law. Let us inform that Swami Prasad Maurya had described some cattle of Manas as anti-Dalit and anti-backward. He had demanded to remove these cattle from Manas or to ban Manas.
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why the controversy
Controversy started on Ram Charit Manas, Education Minister of Bihar, Prof. From Chandrasekhar’s statement. In the 15th convocation ceremony of Nalanda Open University, he had said that in Manusmriti, abuses were given against a large section of the society comprising 85 per cent of the population. It is written in Uttar Kand of Ramcharitmanas that people of low caste become poisonous like snakes after getting education. These are texts that sow hatred. After this, SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya in UP had described some cattle of Manas as anti-Dalit and anti-backward. In support of this, the members of OBC Mahasabha have burnt the copies of Ram Charit Manas.
strict punishment in the law
In Chapter 15 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), from sections 295 to 298, crimes related to religion have been mentioned. Section 295 in this refers to defiling by damaging such place of worship or prayer. This includes temples, mosques, churches, gurudwaras and other religious places which are the center of any religious faith. Religious texts, idols or other medium of worship are included under this section. If this section is imposed on the accused who burnt Ram Charit Manas and they are proved guilty, then they can be punished with imprisonment of 2 years. Fine can also be imposed on the guilty or both can be punished.
… then there can be a sentence of 3 years
Hurting the religious sentiments of a person is considered a crime under section 295 (A) of the Indian Penal Code, people’s religious faith is associated with Ram Charit Manas, in such a situation police can take action under 295A against those who burn Manas . According to a law website, there is a provision of punishment of up to 3 years on conviction under this section. The court at its discretion can also impose a fine on the guilty. This section follows Article 19 (2) (a) of the Constitution, which is made for the sovereignty and integrity of India.
Demand for life sentence
Death penalty is being demanded for insulting a religious book, place or any other medium of worship, this demand has gained momentum in the case of sacrilege (insult) of Guru Granth Sahib in Punjab. In the year 2018, Punjab had taken forward the matter of adding Section 295AA by amending the law, in which life imprisonment was demanded for insulting religious texts. However, the central government did not take any decision on this. Earlier, the Sikh community has demanded punishment of 10 to 20 years in cases of sacrilege.
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