Congress slams Uttar Pradesh notice to Swami Avimukteshwaranand, questions State’s authority

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• Mr.
• Khera said the action marked an unprecedented intrusion into religious traditions and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of double standards.
• “Those who once asked Muslims — kaagaz dikhao [show papers] — are now asking the same of Hinduism’s top seer,” the Congress leader said.
• The remarks came amid a controversy at the Prayagraj Magh Mela, where Swami Avimukteshwaranand was stopped and his followers manhandled by the police on Sunday while proceeding to take a holy dip at the Sangam on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya.
• Following the incident, he sat on a protest outside his camp for the last 48 hours, seeking an apology from senior mela and police officials.