BJP cheated people, did politics in name of Lord Ram: Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad
Lucknow (UP) (PTI): Newly elected Samajwadi Party MP from Faizabad Awadhesh Prasad on Thursday attacked the BJP, saying this party is not the "real" follower of Lord Ram, and accused it of doing politics in his name and cheating the people.
Prasad defeated his nearest rival from the BJP, Lallu Singh, by 54,567 votes in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad parliamentary seat, where a grand Ram temple was built in Ayodhya on the orders of the Supreme Court and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had led its consecration ceremony on January 22.
"The BJP did politics in the name of Ayodhya. They have worked against the dignity of Maryada Purushottam Ram," Prasad told PTI-Videos.
During the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, BJP leaders had given the credit of the Ram temple's construction to Modi and the issue was also one of the party's key poll planks.
When asked about the BJP's slogan "Jo Ram ko laaye hain hum unko layenge" (those who have brought Ram, we will bring them), Prasad, "They (BJP) have not brought Ram. This was their false slogan. The public has understood this very well. No one brought Ram. Ram himself came thousands of years ago."
"Ram is in everyone's heart. He is the centre of everyone's faith. They (BJP) were doing politics in the name of Ram and have cheated the country. They have ruined the country," he said.
Describing himself as a "real" Ram bhakt (follower of Lord Ram), Prasad said, "I am very fortunate that I was born in Ayodhya. I have studied there. My grandfather, father, brother and maternal uncle are named after Ram. We (the Samajwadi Party) contested elections from a seat on which the whole world was watching...people of the BJP are not the real followers of Ram. We are the real ones."
On BJP's promise that it would bring Ram Rajya in the country, the MP said in Ram Rajya, people did not suffer. But during the BJP's tenure people faced every kind of problem whether it was inflation or unemployment, Prasad said.
Hitting out at the BJP on the four-year army recruitment scheme Agnipath, Prasad said, "By doing this, our country's army was insulted." "When our INDIA bloc government is formed, then the Agniveer Yojana will be abolished," he added.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
