Hindu Children Row

A Shiv Sena leader's comments on likening "Azaan" (a call for Muslim prayer) with Hindu ritual of "aarti" and holding a "Azaan" recital competition for Muslim children have sparked a row, with the BJP on Monday accusing the Uddhav Thackeray-led party of changing its stand to remain in power.

In an ashram near the Ganga in the Himalayan foothills of Uttarakhand, priest-turned-politician Sakshi Maharaj mimes rowing a boat to illustrate what will happen if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government ignores Hindu nationalist demands.

Just a day after the ruling BJP sent notice to one of its parliamentarians for saying Hindus should have four children, another party leader has gone a step further. "Hindu women should have five children," Shyamal Goswami, a BJP leader in Bengal said today.

A Shiv Sena leader's comments on likening "Azaan" (a call for Muslim prayer) with Hindu ritual of "aarti" and holding a "Azaan" recital competition for Muslim children have sparked a row, with the BJP on Monday accusing the Uddhav Thackeray-led party of changing its stand to remain in power.

In an ashram near the Ganga in the Himalayan foothills of Uttarakhand, priest-turned-politician Sakshi Maharaj mimes rowing a boat to illustrate what will happen if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government ignores Hindu nationalist demands.

Just a day after the ruling BJP sent notice to one of its parliamentarians for saying Hindus should have four children, another party leader has gone a step further. "Hindu women should have five children," Shyamal Goswami, a BJP leader in Bengal said today.