Ramcharitmanas statements should be read and kept in the right perspective

Allahabad High Court rejects SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya’s plea regarding Ramcharitmanas

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Prayagraj, UP – In a recent development, the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court last week dismissed a plea from Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya seeking direction to quash legal proceedings in a Pratapgarh District Court concerning the case of remarks against Tulsidas’ Ramcharitmanas.

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The bench, on perusal of the chargesheet and other pieces of evidence on record, found sufficient grounds to establish a prima facie case against him. Consequently, it ruled that Maurya should proceed to trial in the lower court.

Regarding the allegations against Maurya that he had interpreted a ‘chaupayi’ of Manas that it was offensive to women, Dalits, tribals and backward-class people, court said,

“As far as the learned counsel for the applicant says that the applicant had not said anything false while quoting the verses from Shri Ram Charit Manas, this is the opinion of the court that the statements made in any book/record should be read and kept in the right perspective and citing any part from anywhere without complete relevant facts is not a completely true statement. And in some circumstances, such a statement may also be a false statement. For example, any law or legal provision or judicial decision is always read in its entirety and no part of the provisions of the law or judicial decision can be presented without all its relevant provisions. Similarly, when someone from Shri Ram Charit Manas quotes a Chaupai, it is essential that it is also kept in mind which character said it to which person in which situation,” observed the Court.

Editorial Perspective

Hindus think that Maurya is frequently insulting Hindu Dharma; hence, he must punished instead of just reprimanding him.