'India and Pakistan Were Divided Because of Hindu Mahasabha': SP Leader Swami Prasad Maurya Courts Controversy, Says 'People Talking of Hindu Rashtra Are Enemies of the Nation' (Watch Video)
The SP leader also said that the Hindu Mahasabha spoke of Hindu Rashtra a long time ago, which resulted in India and Pakistan. "India and Pakistan were not divided because of Jinnah, they were divided because the Hindu Mahasabha demanded two nations," he said.
Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Swami Prasad Maurya, on Sunday, October 15, courted controversy when he said that India and Pakistan were divided because the Hindu Mahasabha demanded two nations. Speaking to the press in Uttar Pradesh's Banda, Swami Prasad Maurya said that the Indian Constitution says that there cannot be any discrimination on the basis of faith, caste, gender or birthplace. "If a Hindu speaks of a Hindu Rashtra, why won't others? People talking of Hindu Rashtra are enemies of the nation," he added. The SP leader also said that the Hindu Mahasabha spoke of Hindu Rashtra a long time ago, which resulted in India and Pakistan. "India and Pakistan were not divided because of Jinnah, they were divided because the Hindu Mahasabha demanded two nations," he said. India Will Become Hindu Nation by 2027, Claims BJP Legislator Hari Bhushan Thakur.
People Talking of Hindu Rashtra Are Enemies of the Nation
#WATCH | Banda, UP: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Swami Prasad Maurya says, "The Indian Constitution says that there cannot be any discrimination on the basis of faith, caste, gender or birthplace... If a Hindu speaks of a Hindu Rashtra, why won't others? People talking of Hindu… pic.twitter.com/tqpuLDc2eq
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