Bhopal: Katha Vachak Acharya Dhirendra Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, has given clarification on the allegations leveled against him. He said that we are not spreading superstition. We do not claim that we are solving any problems. I never said that I am God. Dhirendra Shastri said that there is a right to religious freedom under Article 25 and under that, he propagates religion. After that, Dhirendra Shastri angrily said - I am a person who believes in the constitution. If worshiping Hanuman is a crime, then FIR should be lodged against all Hanuman devotees.

There are allegations against Acharya Dhirendra Shastri that being a saint, he speaks indecent language. On this Baba said that he is not a saint, then what is indecency? He said that we have a disclaimer that we are not saints. Let us tell you that Acharya Dhirendra Shastri is a Katha Vachak at Bageshwar Dham in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. He has influence in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Acharya Dhirendra Shastri's 'Shri Ram Charitra-Charcha' was organized in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Maharashtra Blind faith Eradication Committee had accused Dhirendra Krishna Shastri of witchcraft and spreading superstition. Committee chairman Shyam Manav had said that witchcraft is being promoted in the guise of 'Divya Darbar' and 'Pret Darbar'. Common people are being looted, cheated, and exploited in the name of God-religion. Thereafter, It has been claimed that the Katha of Dhirendra Shastri got completed two days earlier i.e. on January 11 itself, due to the Maharashtra Blind faith Eradication Committee.

It is being told that when the committee complained to the police, Shastri fled. The committee said that Baba's supporters came to know that there will be no bail if arrested under the anti-superstition law in Maharashtra, so Baba ran earlier. After about a week's silence, Shastri said - I did not run away from Nagpur. This is absolutely false. We had already told that the program will be of 7 days only. After that, he said why didn't come with a complaint when I had organized the divine court? These are small-minded people and are against Hindu Sanatan.

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