Bageshwar Dham followers in Vidisha submit memorandum seeking action against critics of Dhirendra Shastri

The Vidisha district unit of the Bageshwar Dham Shishya Mandal on Tuesday submitted a memorandum addressed to the Chief Minister and the Governor. The memorandum demands legal action against those making statements against, and protesting against, Pandit Dhirendra Krishna Shastri.

Office-bearers of the Mandal said a controversy was being created by drawing different meanings from a statement made by Shastri. According to them, Shastri has already clarified the statement, yet a campaign of misinformation against him continues.

The memorandum demanded that those who have made indecent remarks against Shastri, and those who have allegedly insulted Sanatan Dharma, be identified and face legal action.

Shriram Keshav Shastri, who came to submit the memorandum, said there was a religious sentiment behind Pandit Dhirendra Krishna Shastri's statement, but some people drew another meaning from it and began protesting. He said the form and postures of Lord Shri Krishna have been described in different ways in religious traditions.

People associated with the Shishya Mandal said indecent remarks against saints and Sanatan traditions would not be tolerated. They asked the administration to take action in the matter.