Ram Temple skit row: Seers file complaints against Rahul, Akhilesh, Pappu Yadav
Varanasi police have registered an FIR against Rahul Gandhi and other opposition MPs following a protest skit that allegedly insulted Sanatan Dharma. The skit, performed in Parliament, depicted the theft of donations from the Ram Temple.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the intense political polarization surrounding religious sentiments and the use of parliamentary space for protests.
NEW DELHI: Varanasi Police on Saturday registered a case against leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and two other MPs for allegedly “insulting Sanatan Dharma” and “hurting religious sentiments” during an opposition protest in Parliament, an official said.Rahul Gandhi, independent MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, Samajwadi Party's (SP) Awadhesh Prasad, and several other opposition parliamentarians had on Friday enacted a skit depicting the alleged theft of offerings from the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.Pappu Yadav and Awadhesh Prasad have also been named in the FIR.
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