Lucknow, Aug. 5 -- Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad over his remarks concerning the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, accusing the Faizabad MP of making comments that insult the Hindu community.

Responding to Prasad's statement, Mahana said the Samajwadi Party leader had made sweeping remarks against Hindus while attempting to raise questions over the alleged incident.

"People who have no connection to Lord Ram, how can they possibly demand a receipt from me? He stated that if Muslims had been present there, the theft would not have occurred. By saying this, he cast a slur upon the entire Hindu community, implying that all Hindus ...