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A video showing Bageshwar Dham caput and spiritual preacher Dhirendra Shastri arriving successful Chhattisgarh connected a authorities aircraft, and an on-duty constabulary serviceman touching his feet, has drawn crisp disapproval from the Opposition Congress, which is questioning the alleged misuse of nationalist money.
Mr. Shastri, accompanied by State Minister Guru Khushwant Saheb, arrived successful Raipur connected Thursday (December 25, 2025) for a spiritual sermon successful Bhilai municipality of Durg district. The purported clip shows the 2 alighting from the craft and a constabulary serviceman successful azygous archetypal saluting the curate and past removing his headdress and shoes earlier proceeding to interaction the spiritual preacher’s feet.
Congress spokesperson Sushil Anand Shukla questioned the government’s determination to supply a level for Mr. Shastri. “The authorities should contented a clarification connected this matter. This is tantamount to looting the State treasury,” helium said.
Mr. Shukla claimed that Dhirendra Shastri was not a spiritual person of the Hindu assemblage oregon of Sanatan Dharma. “He whitethorn beryllium a storyteller oregon a self-proclaimed godman who performs rituals and spells, but helium is neither a spiritual student nor the caput of immoderate recognised spiritual institution. His behaviour and ideology are against the country’s composite culture. Hinduism and Sanatan Dharma enactment to unite people, portion Dhirendra Shastri creates communal animosity,” Mr. Shukla added.
Meanwhile, respective societal media users besides criticised the authorities for sending the aircraft, alleging that the Minister’s travel to Satna, from wherever Mr. Shastri purportedly travelled to Raipur, was a mode to sidestep protocol-related questions. Opinions were much divided regarding the constabulary serviceman touching Shastri’s feet.
The Minister called the allegations baseless. He told The Hindu that helium had gone to Satna to be a meeting. “The Congress does not person immoderate issue, truthful they are levelling specified allegations. They should not speech astir misuse of nationalist wealth aft each the scams that surfaced during their rule,” helium said.
