All Religions Should Be Respected: CM Nitish On Bihar Minister's Remark Over Ramcharitmanas

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's comment comes amid the intense political heat in the state over the remark of JDU minister Prof. Chandrashekhar on Ramcharitmanas.

Bihar CM responds to Ramcharitmanas row ( Image Source :PTI )

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said that every religion should be respected and no interference should be done in any religion or belief.

His comment comes amid the intense political heat in the state over the remark of JDU minister Prof. Chandrashekhar on Ramcharitmanas. Nitish Kumar said that everyone is free to follow any religion one wants. The CM said that I have already said this earlier and now the deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav has also shared his views on the matter.

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Earlier, Bihar education minister Prof. Chandrashekhar made controversial remarks on Hindu scriptures 'Ramcharitmanas' and 'Manusmriti'. 

Following his remarks, the Bharatiya Janta Party has asked for the immediate removal of the minister from the Bihar cabinet. Several leaders slammed the minister for his comments against the Hindu scriptures.   

When asked to react to the statement, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that he does not know anything about the entire matter.  

Union minister Ashwini Choubey demanded ousting of Bihar's education minister saying, "Such an unknowledgeable minister has no right to remain an education minister. He should be removed from the post." 

Talking exclusively to ABP News, former Bihar deputy CM Sushil Modi said that Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav must clear their stand on the statement. The leader also demanded removal of Chandrashekhar from his ministerial berth. 

Attacking the minister for his comments, Ayodhya seer Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya on Wednesday demanded that the Minister should be sacked from his post. He also declared a reward of Rs 10 crore to anyone who chops off Chandrashekhar's tongue. 

 Talking to the news agency ANI, the seer said, "The way Bihar's Education Minister has described Ramcharitmanas book as a book that spreads hatred, the whole country is hurt by it, it is an insult to all Sanatanis, and I demand legal action for this statement. That he should be sacked from the post of minister within a week. And he should apologise, if this does not happen, then I declare a reward of Rs 10 crores, to the one who will chop off the tongue of Bihar's Education Minister Chandrashekhar." 

 He added that Ramcharitmanas is a book that connects and not divides, a book to establish humanity.