Lucknow: Samajwadi Party MLC Swami Prasad Maurya is in limelight for his demand to ban Ramcharit Manas. His get together leaders are additionally publicly vocal in opposition to him on this challenge, however Swamy is unperturbed. He says that there are individuals of a selected caste who oppose him inside and out of doors the get together. NBT’s particular correspondent Prem Shankar Mishra spoke to Swami on the present controversy:
Q: How far will you are taking the combat to ban Manas?
A: Some elements of Ramcharit Manas’s chaupaiyas describe the backward, dalits and tribals and all girls coming within the Shudra society as eligible for beatings, which is fallacious. My small demand is that these quadrupeds must be abolished or banned. It is my constitutional proper to demand and the combat for the rights will proceed.
Q: You have been a minister and Leader of Opposition within the BSP and BJP governments, then why did not you set ahead a proposal for modification in Manas?
A: This is a query of socio-religious concern. I’ve demanded this tons of of instances from social boards. It is a matter of concern that this time it’s being mentioned.
Q: Questions are being raised on you from your personal get together. There are many names together with Whip Manoj Pandey, MLA Ravidas Mehrotra. One has even stated that ‘there is no such thing as a such relative whom you haven’t cheated?’
A: Look on the faces of those that oppose me. Whether it’s MLA, chief of BJP or another get together, Saint-Dharmacharya, all belong to the identical caste or class. These individuals think about themselves as tremendous human and inferior to others. Ask those that are calling me a ‘thug’, what have I cheated them?
Q: The scenario is just not getting uncomfortable because of the presence of two factions within the get together on this challenge?
A: There is not any uncomfortable place. When Akhilesh ji had stepped down from the put up of CM, 5 Kalidas Margs have been washed with Gangajal. Had they been Tiwari, Shukla, Mishra, Pandey, would the home have been washed? Those who insulted the Shudras gave a certificates to Akhilesh ji that you will have grow to be the CM, however first you’re a Shudra. Why have been those that raised questions immediately silent on this insult?
Q: Has Akhilesh Yadav sealed your stand by making you the nationwide common secretary amid the demand for ban on Manas?
A: There is an unlimited distinction between Manas challenge and political participation. It is a social challenge, events work on political points. Somebody will get the duty of the group. Many have gotten it, I’m additionally amongst them. This is just not a matter of political dialogue.
Q: After assembly the SP chief, you stated that now within the second part of the technique, a motion might be launched to get caste census performed and to avoid wasting constitutional reservation. So the assertion on Manas was step one of this technique?
A: What was occurring until now was a problem associated to social concern. When we’ll run the marketing campaign from the political platform, we’ll make a technique to show the BJP’s conspiracy to finish reservation and can go among the many public, taking ahead the demand for caste census.
Q: It is being stated that you’re making ready the background of ‘Mandal vs Kamandal’?
A: We are speaking in regards to the respect of girls, backward, dalits and tribals. Whatever which means the individuals of BJP need to give to it.
Q: After defending you, questions are being raised on the political loyalty of your daughter and BJP MP from Badaun, Sanghamitra Maurya?
A: She (Sanghamitra) is a BJP MP. She herself will reply this.