Priest booked for objectionable remarks against Islam, Prophet Mohammad

Two complaints have been lodged against priest Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati of Dasna temple of Ghaziabad over allegations of objectionable remarks against Islam and Prophet Mohammad

New Delhi: Two complaints have been lodged against priest Yati NarsinghanandSaraswati of Dasna temple of Ghaziabad over allegations of objectionable remarks against Islam and Prophet Mohammad.

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Narsinghanand Saraswati, while addressing a press conference at Delhi's Press Club, had allegedly made the controversial statements. His remarks drew sharp criticism from All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi and Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan. Taking offence to the remarks, Congress leader Chaudhary Zubair filed a complaint against NarsinghanandSaraswat at Zafarabad police station. Earlier, social worker Kunwar Shahzad Ahmad had lodged a complaint against the priest.

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Narsinghanand has always been in controversies because of his statements. Recently, he was in the news after a child was allegedly beaten up for drinking water at a temple in Dasna.