Patna:
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday slammed self-styled godman, ‘Baba Bageshwar’ Dhirendra Shastri, for his reported comment of “Bihar will ignite the ‘Hindu Rashtra’ fireplace”, and mentioned that his assertion has ‘no worth’.
“After combating the liberty wrestle the structure got here into existence and the identify on condition that ought to be acceptable to everybody…Were all those that are saying this, born in the course of the freedom wrestle?… What is the necessity of claiming this? Follow any faith you need. But proposals for renaming are stunning. Is that even doable?” Nitish Kumar mentioned whereas commenting on Dhirendra Shastri’s comment.
“In Bihar, we make sure that everybody will get their proper to worship as the best way they need, however nobody ought to intervene in one another’s religion. If somebody is saying one thing on their very own, it has no worth,” Mr Kumar added additional.
Meanwhile, former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD nationwide president Lalu Prasad Yadav when requested about Dhirendra Shastri not being stopped from holding an occasion in Patna, he mentioned, “Who is Baba Bageshwar? Is he a Baba?”
His son and Bihar Minister Tej Pratap Yadav additionally slammed Mr Shastri and mentioned that he would not know any such baba however solely is aware of ‘Devraha Baba’ and his delivery additionally occurred along with his blessings. “…This Baba is abusing Biharis and calling them ‘pagal’. There’s ‘Krishna Raj’ & ‘Mahagathbandhan Raj’ in Bihar…This politics is being carried out to divide the nation…,” alleged Tej Pratap.
Dhirendra Shastri reportedly made the comment whereas addressing an occasion in Patna on Monday, a day after cancelling the occasion ‘Divya Darbar’ following an surprising gathering of a big crowd on the venue.
On Monday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ram Kripal Yadav accused Nitish Kumar-led authorities of mismanagement after a whole bunch of devotees fell sick in the course of the ‘Divya Darbar’ session of Dhirendra Shastri at Naubatpur space of Bihar’s Patna.
Mr Yadav mentioned that greater than a whole bunch of devotees attending the Divya Darbar of Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Dham fell sick throughout Sunday’s session as a result of excessive humidity and the heavy crowd contained in the venue.
Meanwhile, after the incident, Dhirendra Shastri requested the devotees to keep away from coming in giant numbers because the temperature stays excessive within the district. The organizers had mentioned that the four-day Hanumanth Katha occasion will conclude on May 17.
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