Maharashtra: Police lathicharge Warkari pilgrims, claims Oppn | Fadnavis denies | Oneindia News

Warkari devotees on their way to a temple in Pandharpur were allegedly lathicharged by the Maharashtra police in Pune district on Sunday. This is the first time Warkaris -- devotees of Lord Vithoba, a form of Lord Krishna -- have been subjected to police action in the state. Sources indicated that the devotees had got into an argument with the police during the procession. The altercation took place during entry into the Shree Kshetra temple of Alandi town -- 22 km from Pune city -- for a ceremony. While the opposition has bashed and trained guns on the ruling government in the state, the state Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has denied the reports of lathicharge and held all the accusations wrong. So what exactly happened? #Warkaris #MaharashtraTempleIncident #WarkarisLathicharged #MaharashtraPolice #DevendraFadnavis ~HT.98~PR.152~ED.155~