A ‘kirtan ‘program of Namdev Shastri, spiritual leader of the Vanjari neighborhood, set up at Dehu in Maharashtra’s Pune area on Friday, has actually been terminated after resistance from Maratha clothing and a care provided by regional authorities, reported information company PTI.
Shastri, the head of Bhagwangad Sansthan, lately articulated assistance for state NCP preacher Dhananjay Munde, that comes from the Vanjari neighborhood and is under attack over the murder of a sarpanch coming from Maratha neighborhood in Beed area, reported PTI.
Bhagwangad, located on the boundary of Beed and Ahilyanagar areas, is the spiritual seat of the Vanjari neighborhood.
Massajog town sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh was abducted, hurt and killed on December 9, 2024, for supposedly attempting to quit an extortion quote targeting a power company in Beed area.
Seven individuals have actually been detained in the murder situation. Munde’s close assistant Walmik Karad has actually been detained in a relevant extortion situation.
Shastri, an adored number in the Vanjari neighborhood, lately declared Munde was being targeted. He later on likewise expanded his assistance to the household of killed sarpanch Deshmukh after they fulfilled him over the weekend break.
Shastri’s occasion was to happen on Friday at Sri Kshetra Bhandara Dongar near Dehu, where the holy place of Sant Tukaram Maharaj lies, reported PTI.
Members of the Akhand Maratha Samaj on February 1 sent a letter to the holy place trustees, prompting them to terminate Shastri’s ‘kirtan ‘, asserting he protected Munde about the sarpanch’s murder situation.
The Talegaon Dabhade authorities on Tuesday likewise provided a letter to the holy place trustees, warning that if the ‘kirtan ‘program occurs, there can be an order concern, and participants of the Maratha clothing may try to target Shastri.
“Considering the current situation, the letter submitted by Maratha outfits and the caution sounded by police, we have decided to suspend the kirtan of Namdev Shastri, which was scheduled on Friday,” claimed Balasaheb Kashid, a trustee of the holy place, reported PTI.
A conversation was likewise accepted Shastri prior to the choice was required to terminate the occasion, he included.
Meanwhile, Maratha allocation protestor Manoj Jarange on Tuesday required an Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe versus Maharashtra preacher Dhananjay Munde because the claims of fraud in the farming division that he dealt with in the previous federal government.
(With inputs from PTI)
