Bageshwar Dham’s Dhirendra Krishna Shastri Gets Category Y Security Coverage


Hindu preacher Dhirendra Krishna Shastri of Bageshwar Dham, also known as Bageshwar Baba, has been given category Y security coverage, an official said on Wednesday. The preacher continues to make headlines for his stance on ‘Hindu Rashtra’.

Recently, he organized a mega-event in Patna, in Bihar, which sparked a political row in the state and beyond. BJP leaders support the preacher, while most opposition leaders criticize him.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his ally RJD Chairman Lalu Prasad Yadav criticized Shastri religious event – ‘Samagam’ in Patna.
“…Everyone who says this, were they born during the freedom struggle?…What is the need to say this? Follow whatever religion you want. But the name change proposals are amazing. Is that it? possible?…” The Bihar CM reacted to Bageshwar Dham’s Dhirendra Shastri’s reported statement: “Bihar will light the ‘Hindu Rashtra’ fire.”
Lalu Yadav’s reaction
“Who is Baba Bageshwar? Is he a Baba?” says former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav when asked why Dhirendra Shastri was not stopped from holding an event in Patna.
His son and Bihar minister Tej Pratap Yadav also reacted to the Shastri event in Patna. He accused Baba Bageshwar of abusing the people of the state. Yadav, who had previously opposed a visit by the self-styled god-man, said some people are behind this “nation-breaking policy.”
“…this Baba is abusing Biharis and calling them ‘pagals’. There are ‘Krishna Raj’ and ‘Mahagathbandhan Raj’ in Bihar…this policy is being done to divide the country”, Tej Pratap, eldest son of Rashtriya. Janata Dal chief Lalu Yadav told media in Patna.
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