‘My Only Dream Is Bhagwa-e-Hind; Will Retaliate If My Religion Is Attacked’: Dhirendra Shastri-OxBig News Network

Bageshwar Dham Sarkar Acharya Dhirendra Krishna Shastri on Sunday said that his only dream is to see ‘Bhagwa-e-Hind’ (Saffron India). 

He said he would defend his religion if attacked, as he is a Hindu and supports Hindutva.

He said he has no problem with any religion, including Islam and Christianity, but is concerned about Hindus who create divisions based on caste.

Addressing the people at Sanatan Mahakumbh, Dhirendra Shastri said, “My only dream is Bhagwa-e-Hind. If my religion is attacked, I will retaliate, as I am Hindu and I talk only about Hindutva. I have no problem with any religion, be it Muslims or Christians, but we have issues with those Hindus who divide us on caste,” ANI quoted. 

He also clarified that he is not in Bihar for the elections. “I will do a pad yatra in Bihar post legislative elections for those who think that I am here for any party or election. But, I belong to every party that has Hindus,” ANI quoted Shastri as saying. 

The Election Commission of India has not yet announced the official dates. The 2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election for all 243 constituencies is expected to be held in October or November 2025.

In a related development, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday said that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar is being implemented smoothly at the ground level with the active cooperation of the electors.

“The initial phase of SIR, during which Enumeration forms were to be printed and distributed, is almost complete with the forms having been made available to all the electors who were available,” read a statement from the poll panel.

ECI also reiterated that SIR is being conducted as per the SIR instructions dated June 24, 2025 and there is no change in the instructions. As per instructions, draft electoral rolls that will be issued on 1 August 2025 will contain the names of persons whose enumeration forms are received.

“The electors can submit their documents any time before July 25, 2025. After publication of draft Electoral Rolls, if any document is deficient, EROs can obtain such documents, from the electors whose name appears in the draft Electoral Rolls, during scrutiny in the Claims and Objection period,” read the statement.

Notably, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar underlined the importance of carrying out a revision of the electoral rolls, saying that the poll panel has constantly held meetings with thousands of representatives of political parties, who had expressed dissatisfaction with the current state of the electoral rolls.

(With ANI Inputs)