PATNA: BJP MP from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh Mahanth Yogi Adityanath on Sunday told a gathering of ‘sadhu-sants’ at Vaishaligarh in Vaishali district in Bihar, about 58km from Patna, that Muslims and people from other religious groups who go through the ritual of ‘ gharvapsi ’ ceremony would get their place in the “same caste and gotra (genealogy)” to which their Hindu ancestors belonged.

He was giving valedictory address at the three-day function of Dharma Jagaran Samagam (DJS).

The DJS Bihar in charge and patron Gopal Narayan Singh, former state BJP president, told TOI on telephone from Hajipur that no ‘gharvapsi’ programme was held. He added, “More such meetings would definitely be held. We will let you know about them, or the ‘gharvapsi’ function, as the time comes.”

Asked how those who undergo the ‘gharvapsi’ ritual would be placed in the Hindu caste hierarchy, Singh said, “Yogi Adityanath said they would be placed in the same caste and gotra to which their Hindu ancestors belonged.”

