lathi charge on warkaris in pune

-Deputy CM Fadnavis said - there was only a scuffle
Sanjay Raut said, rebirth of Mughals in Maharashtra
Mumbai Police lathi-charged devotees of Lord Vitthal (Warkari community) in Alandi, Pune on Sunday. These people had gone on a pilgrimage from Alandi to the Vitthal temple in Pandharpur. They were entering the Shrikshetra temple for darshan, during which they had a dispute and the police lathi-charged them.
After the video of the incident surfaced, Shiv Sena Uddhav faction MP Sanjay Raut said – The hypocrisy of the Hindutva government has been exposed. The mask has come off. These people are no different from Aurangzeb. The government is attacking them. Mughals have been reborn in Maharashtra.
On the other hand, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis denied the allegation of lathicharge and only talked about pushing.
Fadnavis said – the crowd was stopped to avoid stampede
Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said about the incident – Last year the stampede was saved here. Many women were injured in this. To prevent stampede-like incidents from happening again, it was decided by the police to allow only 75 people from each group to enter the temple. There was only a scuffle after a dispute between the devotees and the police regarding this matter. It is not right to do politics on this.
Wrote in Saamana – this is an attack on the identity of Maharashtra
Uddhav faction's Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana has condemned the Maharashtra government over the incident. Saamana wrote – The law and order situation in Maharashtra has already collapsed due to the incidents of riots, whereas a video has surfaced of the police beating devotees with saffron flags on their shoulders. There is a wave of anger everywhere due to this incident. This attack on Warkaris is an attack on the identity of Maharashtra itself.
Shinde and Fadnavis should resign - Congress
In this matter, the Congress said that the Shinde-Fadnavis government has done the work of tainting the warkari tradition that has been going on in Maharashtra for hundreds of years. The way unarmed people were lathicharged. Congress opposed this thing. Along with this, the Congress said that Shinde and Fadnavis should resign from their posts.
Police said, there was no lathicharge
Pimpri Chinchwad Police Commissioner Vinay Choubey told that there was no lathicharge in Alandi. Some people were trying to forcefully enter the temple. Some local people tried to enter. Tried to climb the barricade as well. They were forcibly removed through the use of force. In which there was some stampede. Some women fainted. Once again he reiterated that there was no lathicharge. At the same time, police officer Choubey said that no attempt should be made to stain this high tradition of Maharashtra.