Congress slams presence of godmen at Fadnavis' swearing in
Congress on Friday objected to the presence of a galaxy of religious and spiritual leaders at the swearing-in ceremony of the Devendra Fadnavis ministry in Mumbai.
Mumbai: Congress on Friday objected to the presence of a galaxy of religious and spiritual leaders at theswearing-in ceremony of the Devendra Fadnavis ministry in Mumbai."This was a government function but sadhus, saints, buwa-baba and maharajs (godmen) were present in a large number," former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan said, speaking to reporters after the event at the Wankhede Stadium here.[caption id="attachment_1782447" align="alignleft" width="380"]
Devendra Fadnavis with Narendra Modi. PTI[/caption]"Is this not superstition?" asked the senior Congress leader, adding, "There were allegations that I encouraged superstition when Sathya Sai Baba visited the Varsha bungalow when I was the Chief Minister".PTI
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