SP Protests Against Dhirendra Shastri in Hamirpur, Demands FIR

In Hamirpur, Samajwadi Party workers staged a protest against कथावाचक Dhirendra Krishna Shastri and submitted a memorandum. The protest was held after controversy over Shastri referring to Karwa Chauth as ‘खसम पूजा’.

Before the protesters could burn Dhirendra Shastri’s effigy, police took it away. The incident took place during the protest against the कथावाचक.

SP leader Yugank Mishra submitted a memorandum to the District Magistrate of Hamirpur, demanding the immediate registration of an FIR against Dhirendra Krishna Shastri.

The matter intensified after Dhirendra Shastri allegedly made indecent and insulting remarks about Lord Krishna and the मातृ-शक्तियों of Sanatan Dharma.

SP workers alleged that the statement was a direct attack on women’s self-respect and religious sentiments. They also alleged that the statement was spreading enmity in society.

The Samajwadi Party demanded strict action under the BNS provisions related to hurting religious sentiments and violating the dignity of women. The party reiterated its demand for an immediate FIR against Dhirendra Shastri.