Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 12 (ANI): After he failed to appear before an MP-MLA court on Wednesday, the Additional Chief Magistrate ordered to issue an arrest warrant against former Uttar Pradesh Minister Swami Prasad Maurya in a case pertaining to making objectionable remarks against deities.

The complaint was filed against the minister in 2014 by advocate Anil Tiwari.

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The next date for the hearing of case is January 24, 2022.

Advocate Anil Tiwari said, "I had filed a complaint in 2014 for making objectionable remarks against deities. He was ordered to appear before the court. A non-bailable warrant was issued to him after his appeal for revision was cancelled by the district court. He went to high court against the non-bailable warrant and the court granted a stay on it. After this, on January 6, MP-MLA court ordered him to appear before it on January 12. But he failed to appear today. A non-bailable warrant has been issued against him and next date of hearing is January 24."

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Notably, in a major jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party weeks ahead of the assembly polls, Maurya resigned from his position as a minister on Tuesday. (ANI)

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