Supreme Court stays criminal case against SP Leader Swami Prasad Maurya over comments on Ramcharitmanas

Maurya, who is also a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) in Uttar Pradesh, had allegedly said that certain verses of Ramcharitmanas were against women, Dalits and other backward classes.

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The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed criminal proceedings against Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Swami Prasad Maurya in a case related to his comments on the Ramcharitmanas, a Hindu epic poem based on the Ramayana.

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