Hitting out at Uttar Pradesh Minister Mohd Azam Khan, who has adviced Yogi Adityanath to offer namaz, controversial BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj today dared the senior SP leader to say ‘Jai Shri Ram’.
”Azam is one person, who never speaks truth. He is advising Yogi Adiyanath to offer namaz,” the BJP MP, who was here to attend a private function said.
Adityanath Advises Khan to Practice Yoga to Stop Him From Making Absurd Statements.
“We people belong to Indian culture, where there is no difference between Allah, Bhagwan or God. We can say Allah-o-Akbar, if Azam has courage then he should say Jai Shri Ram,” he said.
Amid raging controversy over the Yoga Day celebrations, Azam Khan had asked the BJP leader to offer namaz to ‘set his mind on the right track.’ His comments came as a reaction to Yogi’s controversial remarks that those opposing ‘Surya namaskar’ should drown in the sea or leave India.
“Sun is the source of life giving energy. Whoever thinks Sun is communal, I would like to humbly request them to drown themselves in the sea or they should stay in a dark cell,” Adityanath had said.
Khan had maintained that Surya Namaskar was a religious exercise that should not be forced upon others.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh sought to play down the Yoga Day controversy, saying participation is completely voluntary and that it should not be linked to caste, creed or religion.