Day After His Exit, Arrest Warrant Issued Against Ex-UP Minister SP Maurya

The arrest warrant is in relation to an alleged hate speech that Swami Prasad Maurya had made in 2014.

An arrest warrant was issued against former Uttar Pradesh Minister Swami Prasad Maurya on Wednesday, 12 January, a day after he resigned from the Yogi Adityanath Cabinet.

Maurya had been asked to appear today before the court in a hate speech case, but had skipped the summons, as per an NDTV report. He has now been asked to appear before the court on 24 January.

The arrest warrant is in relation to an alleged hate speech that the leader made in 2014.