Bageshwar Dham ‘Baba’ Dhirendra Krishna Shastri landed in recent controversy after he allegedly ran away after a Nagpur-based anti-superstition group challenged him to point out his “miracle” powers.

In an incident captured on video that later went viral on social media, Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti challenged the self-styled godman during its Ramkatha event in Nagpur. Dhirendra Shastri left midway through the event, raising questions over his alleged “powers”.

Following the incident, Shashtri claimed the incident was a conspiracy and challenged the committee to attend his court docket in Raipur between January 20-21. “Earlier, I held a court docket for seven days however you didn’t come. If I get an opportunity, I’ll come once more. But now, I settle for your problem. You are welcome to Raipur between January 20-21. I’ll maintain the court docket there. I’ll pay to your ticket,” he was quoted as saying by Times Now.

Speaking to news channels, he said he predicted the controversy due to conducting “ghar wapasi of 160 families.” “These households did dharm wapasi and ghar wapasi and they’re spending crores. For the welfare of their households, they’re spending crores so why is it fallacious in the event that they spend Rs 10 crore on us?”, he tells SudarshanTV. “The response to such conspiracies is to ignore,” he provides.

He additional mentioned “Even the canine barks of their yard,” and urged people who called those who challenged him to come to his court.

Meanwhile, the Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti has alleged that the Maharaj of the Bageshwar Dham has promoted superstition and has demanded police action against them.

Who is ‘Baba’ Dhirendra Shastri?

‘Baba’ Dhirendra Shastri is associated with the Bageshwar Dham temple in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. Shastri has thousands of followers who come to his talks in Chhatarpur’s Gada village. It is said Dhirendra Shastri’s grandfather was associated with the Nirmohi Akhara, according to a News18 Hindi report.

He is believed to hold “miraculous powers” together with thoughts studying and helps those that search assist. Followers declare that Shastri calls an unfamiliar particular person to him in court docket. Before his arrival, the identify and tackle of the particular person are written on a slip. Due to the ‘miracle’ of Bageshwar Dham ‘Maharaj’, he receives a number of followers.

Videos of the 26-year-old man’s discourses usually go viral on social media. Leaders of many political events of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh additionally come to his court docket for darshan.

BJP’s Kapil Mishra defended Shastri over the newest row and mentioned he is being attacked as he stopped spiritual conversion. “The anti-national and anti-Hindu gang was sure to have a abdomen ache,” Mishra tweeted.

All About Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti

The Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti is an anti-superstition organization founded by rationalist Dr Narendra Dabholkar. Dabholkar (67) was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants while on a morning walk in Pune on August 20, 2013.

The assailants were allegedly linked to the radical Hindu outfit Sanatan Sanstha.

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to inform it by January 30 the status of the probe. The HC had transferred the probe to the CBI from Pune police following a petition by activist Ketan Tirodkar and later by Mukta Dabholkar – Narendra Dabholkar’s daughter. Since then, the HC has been monitoring the progress in the case.

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