Lucknow, Feb 15 : Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya and Mahant Raju Das of Hanuman Garhi in Ayodhya came to blows in the lobby of a five-star hotel here on Wednesday.

Former Minister and SP leader Maurya had recently triggered a controversy by alleging that certain verses of the Ramcharitmanas insulted a section of the society.

Paramhans Das also criticised the SP for appointing Maurya as the General Secretary of the party. "Instead of taking action against Swami Prasad Maurya, the Samajwadi Party has appointed him as general secretary of the party," he said.