In Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur, another case has been registered against SP MP Afzal Ansari due to his controversial remarks about the Maha Kumbh. This action follows a complaint by former District Cooperative Bank Chairman Dev Prakash Singh. Singh alleged that the SP MP made comments about the Maha Kumbh that went against the dignity of his position, hurting the religious sentiments of the Sanatanis. Previously, he also made inappropriate comments against sages and saints.
It's reported that at Shadiabad police station in Ghazipur, a case has been filed against MP Afzal Ansari. Charges under section 299 and section 353 (2) have been registered against him for allegedly making controversial remarks about Sanatan Dharma during an event on the occasion of Ravidas Jayanti.
The Ghazipur SP confirmed the FIR, stating that on February 12, a complaint regarding hurting religious sentiments was filed, and the FIR is registered under section 299 and section 353 (2) of the BNS.
The SP MP, during the Ravidas Jayanti event, made a statement about the Maha Kumbh, saying, 'It seems the celestial abode will be full, and no one will be left in hell. At this festival of faith, it is believed that bathing at the Sangam shore will purify a person, sins will be washed away, and the path to Baikunth will open.'
Afzal Ansari's Controversial Statement
In Shadiabad, observing the massive crowd gathered for the Maha Kumbh ceremony on Magh Purnima, MP Afzal Ansari questioned the practices of Sanatan Dharma, stating that bathing at the Sangam shore will wash away a person’s sins, thus clearing the way to Baikunth. Observing the crowd, it seems hell will no longer have any occupants, and heaven will become full.
During this time, discussing the massive crowds in trains, he remarked that people are breaking windows, women are shivering inside, and children are hiding in laps, sobbing. He pointed out how the children from our homes are breaking train windows, police are troubled, and ticket checkers have discarded their black coats in bags, fearing assault by the crowd. Additionally, numerous lives were lost amid the chaos of the Maha Kumbh, and the exact count remains unknown. Those returning narrate tales of the death scene they witnessed.
