News Karnataka
Thursday, March 28 2024
Cricket
Bengaluru

Copies of banned ‘Valmiki Yaaru’ seized in raid

Photo Credit :

Bengaluru: Sapna Book House was yesterday, raided by the Upparpete police.  Copies of  the banned book ‘Valmiki Yaaru’ (Who is Valmiki?), written by K.S. Narayanacharya, were seized and the owners were booked.  During the raid, 45 copies of the book were seized. 

Dr. Suresh, a lecturer in a college in Tumakuru, had purchased the book in an outlet of Sapna Book House at Gandhi Nagar, and complained to the police along with the receipt.  His complaint was registered under sections 153(a) and 295(a) of IPC.

Sapna Book House owner Nitin Shah questioned the registration of the case and the raid. He averred that the they are not the publishers of the book , which he said, was  published by the Sahitya Prakashana of Hubli. He also asserted that neither  the state government, nor the publisher had intimated them regarding the ban.

‘Valmiki Yaaru’  had created controversy  in July when it claimed that Valmiki, the author of Ramayana, was not born into the Beda community, but was a Brahmin by birth.  This assertion by the author, created a ruckus in the Legislative Council and  the book was banned on the grounds that it contained material hurting the sentiments of a community.

MLC V.S. Ugrappa  had raised the issue, and his contentions received the support of all the members. They said that it amounted to “misuse of the freedom of expression”.  The Minister for Women and Child Welfare,  Umashree  had then announced a ban on the book.

Share this:
MANY DROPS MAKE AN OCEAN
Support NewsKarnataka's quality independent journalism with a small contribution.

How useful was this post?

Click on a star to rate it!

Average rating 0 / 5. Vote count: 0

No votes so far! Be the first to rate this post.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

To get the latest news on WhatsApp