Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), Jan. 28 -- : Ayodhya seer Jagadguru Paramhans on Friday demanded immediate action against Samajwadi Party MLC Swami Prasad Maurya over his remark on Ramcharitmanas, an epic Hindu religious book which is based on Ramayana.

He further said that he would give a reward of Rs 500 to anyone who will bring Maurya's head as this is his "status".

On Sunday, Maurya considered a prominent OBC leader in Uttar Pradesh had sought a ban on the work composed by the 16th-century poet-saint Tulsidas alleging that Dalits and women have been "insulted" in Ramcharitmanas.

The SP leader said, "I don't have any issue with Ramcharitramanas but parts of it have insulting comments and sarcasm directed at particular castes and sects. Those...