Patna: Despite all the controversies and protests, Mahant Pandit Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Dham has reached Patna, the capital of Bihar. Bageshwar Baba reached Patna airport by Indigo plane, where people welcomed him tremendously. BJP MP Manoj Tiwari is also present with him in Patna. Organizers and Baba's supporters were frozen at Patna airport since morning. Such a scene was seen at the airport, as if a very big celebrity was about to arrive.  

Elaborate security arrangements have been made in Patna regarding the arrival of Pandit Dhirendra Shastri. Actually, the possibility of blasts has been expressed by terrorist or extremist elements. In view of this, a platoon of more than 600 security forces of 135 magistrates has been deployed. The Police Headquarters has issued an SOP and alerted the Bihar Police Department. Bageshwar Sarkar has been taken to Hotel Panash after being received at Patna airport. A hotel room has been booked for his stay for 5 days. Pandit Dhirendra will rest there during the day and will reach Taret Pali Math at Naubatpur at 4 pm for story reading. For this Baba Dhirendra Shastri will leave for Naubatpur daily at 3:00 pm. 

Be informed that, in view of the protests and politics that took place in the past, a three-layer security cordon has been arranged at the venue of Bageshwar Baba's programme. One has to go through security checks at 3 places to reach the Pravachan Pandal. A team of specially trained security forces has been deployed in front of the discourse platform. Meanwhile, in view of the possibility of explosion by terrorist or extremist elements, an alert has been issued by the administration. RJD leader and Bihar's Environment Minister Tej Pratap Yadav had threatened Bageshwar Baba not to let him out of Patna airport and for this he had prepared a proper team and also trained them. However, now Pandit Dhirendra Shastri has reached Patna, where his Katha is going to take place in Naubatpur from 13th to 17th May.

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