(1) Some of the Dalit writings published by the magazine were considered to be concerned by the middle class and even led to calls to ban the inflammatory problems .
(2) Some of the Dalit writings published by the magazine were considered to be concerned by the middle class and even led to calls to ban the inflammatory issues .

Do these two sentences mean the same thing?

Choices:
(1). no;
(2). yes;
(2).