If BJP looks for temples in mosques; there are Buddhist monasteries in temples too: Swami Prasad Maurya
New Delhi: Swami Prasad Maurya, leader of the Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party, has said that the BJP led Uttar Pradesh government is deliberately instigating violence in Sambhal over Shahi Masjid issue.
According to Kashmir Media Service, Swami Prasad Maurya, in a statement, asserted that if every mosque has been built upon a temple, the same logic applies to Buddhist monasteries being turned into temples. He stated that he had already asserted that Kedarnath and Badrinath were originally Buddhist monasteries.
Maurya emphasized that the Constitution clearly states that religious sites should remain as they were in 1947. He questioned why officers needed to take individuals chanting ‘Jai Shree Ram’ along with them, suggesting this was a clear indication of who was behind the violence.
Meanwhile, the Leader of the Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Mata Prasad Pandey, condemned BJP over the violence in Sambhal, saying that UP police is stockpiling illegal weapons in their arsenals.
He said the police knew when and where to use these weapons and BJP has vested interest in maintaining communal tension in North India for political gains.
