Russia Ban On Gita

A Russian court today dismissed the petition seeking ban on a translated version of Bhagvad Gita.

India's diplomatic efforts to resolve a controversy relating to Russian state prosecutors' bid to get a Russian interpretation of the Bhagavad Gita banned and branded extremist literature will be put to test again with a high court in the Siberian city of Tomsk set to deliver its final verdict on Tuesday.

Undeterred by a Siberian court's rejection of their plea seeking a ban on a translated version of the Bhagavad Gita, Russian prosecutors are planning to file an appeal against the verdict on the holy book dubbed by them as "extremist literature".

A court in Russia has turned down a petition that asked for a ban on a translated version of Bhagavad Gita. India had described the application as "patently absurd." The petition was originally filed in June in a court in Tomsk in Siberia and had created a diplomatic stress point for India and Russia.

A Russian court is to decide Wednesday whether a religious text central to the global Hare Krishna movement is "extremist' and should be banned, in a case that has angered Hindus around the world and highlights the continuing challenges for minority religions in Russia.

Aghast over a Siberian court's move to ban the Bhagavad Gita in Russia, Indian and international legal eagles, including those working with the United Nations (UN), have taken up the battle against Tomsk city state prosecutors' case that is coming up for a verdict on Wednesday.

External Affairs Minister SM Krishna today said India has taken up Bhagavad Gita controversy at the highest levels with the Russian government and hoped for a resolution.

The Indian government had been alerted to the move by a Russian court to ban the Bhagvad Gita, but it reportedly did not intervene, claims press agency IANS. The controversy provoked a strong response again in Parliament today, with the BJP slamming the government for not being proactive enough.

Angry MPs are urging the government to protect the rights of Hindus in Russia, where a court is considering a ban on the Bhagavad Gita.

A Russian court today dismissed the petition seeking ban on a translated version of Bhagvad Gita.

India's diplomatic efforts to resolve a controversy relating to Russian state prosecutors' bid to get a Russian interpretation of the Bhagavad Gita banned and branded extremist literature will be put to test again with a high court in the Siberian city of Tomsk set to deliver its final verdict on Tuesday.

Undeterred by a Siberian court's rejection of their plea seeking a ban on a translated version of the Bhagavad Gita, Russian prosecutors are planning to file an appeal against the verdict on the holy book dubbed by them as "extremist literature".

A court in Russia has turned down a petition that asked for a ban on a translated version of Bhagavad Gita. India had described the application as "patently absurd." The petition was originally filed in June in a court in Tomsk in Siberia and had created a diplomatic stress point for India and Russia.

A Russian court is to decide Wednesday whether a religious text central to the global Hare Krishna movement is "extremist' and should be banned, in a case that has angered Hindus around the world and highlights the continuing challenges for minority religions in Russia.

Aghast over a Siberian court's move to ban the Bhagavad Gita in Russia, Indian and international legal eagles, including those working with the United Nations (UN), have taken up the battle against Tomsk city state prosecutors' case that is coming up for a verdict on Wednesday.

External Affairs Minister SM Krishna today said India has taken up Bhagavad Gita controversy at the highest levels with the Russian government and hoped for a resolution.

The Indian government had been alerted to the move by a Russian court to ban the Bhagvad Gita, but it reportedly did not intervene, claims press agency IANS. The controversy provoked a strong response again in Parliament today, with the BJP slamming the government for not being proactive enough.

Angry MPs are urging the government to protect the rights of Hindus in Russia, where a court is considering a ban on the Bhagavad Gita.