Self-styled otherworldly master Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, famously known as Bageshwar Dham Baba or Maharaj, on Monday denied withdrawing his comments that had disturbed Christian bunches in Punjab. A Christian association had recorded a complaint with the Amritsar police against Shastri for purportedly harming devout sentiments.
Shastri, who was on a three-day visit to Punjab, is the head cleric of Bageshwar Dham, a journey location in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district.
On his to begin with visit to Punjab, Shastri paid respect at the Brilliant Sanctuary in Amritsar on Saturday. Talking to the media exterior, the Darbar Sahib, he articulated a word in a way that a few Christian bunches took offense to.
“I have come to know that a few individuals have an issue with my visit. They are protesting why I used the word… I utilized it…If you’ve got any problems, stop interrupting our blameless Hindus. We are not going to hinder you. I don’t have any individual ill will with you,” Shastri said, tending to a gathering in Pathankot
Shastri, who too raised the issue of constrained transformations within the state, said the Pathankot police had prompted him not to extend his visit because it may lead to a law and order situation.
“I offer to the Punjab government to create an anti-conversion law within the state since guiltless individuals are being abused. Those who have been feeling harmed must get it that there will be results. So it could be an ask that Bharat is for all,” he said.
“I needed to go to Pandhori Dham, Gaushala, and other places in Pathankot. But police authorities said that the environment isn’t great and your visit will not be suitable. According to the police, my visit may raise an issue. So I did not need to cause any bother. But I will proceed to come to Punjab,” Shastri said.
Jatinder Gaurav of the Worldwide Christian Activity Committee charged that Shastri had utilized a deprecatory word and requested that the police enroll a case. “Baba has come from outside and is attempting to disturb the peace in Punjab. He is focusing on the word… wherever he goes in Punjab, focusing on the Christian community. We have been told by the police that fitting lawful action will be taken on our complaint. We are going to escalate our dissent on the off chance that no action is taken,” Gaurav added.
Saying that he had gotten a parcel of adore and love in Punjab, Shastri said, “Foreign powers ought to not be permitted to enter sanctuaries and gurudwaras. They ought not to be permitted to influence individuals who are not of any religion. That’s why I am reaching out to distinctive places. Something else: I have no issue with anybody. Hindus must unite.”
