Maharashtra: Devendra Fadnavis dismisses allegations of lathicharge on devotees of Lord Vitthal
1 year, 9 months ago

Maharashtra: Devendra Fadnavis dismisses allegations of lathicharge on devotees of Lord Vitthal

Op India  

Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis has dismissed the allegations leveled by the opposition parties that Pune police had lathi-charged the Warkaris. A faceoff reportedly erupted between varkaris, devotees of Lord Vitthal who is a reincarnation of Bhagwan Vishnu, and the Maharashtra police in Pune’s Alandi town on Sunday. Addressing the media, Fadnavis said that a “minor scuffle” has been “sensationalized by some media reports.” He also mentioned that some police officials also sustained minor injuries in the incident. While the police were sending batches of 75 devotees at a time, a few people breached the barricades and tried to enter the temple.” In the video, a sea of devotees can be seen cramped up in narrow lanes, breaching the barricades and attempting to rush past the police to enter the temple.

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