Dhirendra Shastri's Pushkar Discourse Before PM Modi's Ajmer Visit: Coincidence or Politics?
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News18•25-02-2026, 12:27
Dhirendra Shastri's Pushkar Discourse Before PM Modi's Ajmer Visit: Coincidence or Politics?
•Preacher Dhirendra Shastri held a discourse in Pushkar just before PM Modi's visit to Ajmer, raising questions about political motives.
•Congress leader Pratap Singh Khachariyawas questioned the timing and advised Shastri to focus on preaching, not spreading animosity.
•Dhirendra Shastri appealed to Hindus to increase their population, which Congress linked to the Bhajanlal government's plan to abolish the two-child norm for panchayat elections.
•The Bhajanlal government is preparing to overturn the 35-year-old two-child norm, a law made by the BJP government in 1995.
•PM Modi's Ajmer visit and Dhirendra Shastri's statements are seen as attempts by the BJP to gain an advantage in upcoming panchayat elections.