Nagpur, April 26 -- Senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, head of Bageshwar Dham, calling him a "fraud baba" and accusing the BJP-led Mahayuti government of remaining silent over Shastri's alleged rmarks about the conduct of Maratha emperor Shivaji Maharaj.
Wadettiwar, who is also the Leader of the Congress Legislature Party, questioned whether the government was in power to protect those who insult revered figures.
The controversy stems from remarks allegedly made by Shastri during a discourse on Friday.. According to reports, Shastri claimed that Shivaji Maharaj, exhausted by continuous warfare, once approached Samarth Ramdas and expressed his desire to relinquish his ...