Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:36am on 10 Sep 2026,Thursday Politics
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday defended religious preacher Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Baba, over his appeal to people to avoid meat during the upcoming Durga Puja celebrations. Speaking in the Assembly, Adhikari said Shastri had expressed his views but had not forced them on anyone. The Chief Minister also said he had seen people burning photographs of the preacher outside Bhawanipore police station. He directed the Kolkata Police Commissioner to take action and arrest those involved. Shastri had made the vegetarian appeal during his recent visit to Liluah, where he also spoke about nationalism, culture and Akhand Bharat. (PC: X)
