The complainant mentioned that in the interview, Bageshwar Baba promoted his supernatural powers and the channel allowed it to be shared, breaking the regulations of news broadcasting and digital standards. The complaint also alleged that Shastri promoted the idea of Hindu Rashtra and the love jihad "conspiracy".
"Those who have nothing to do with Hinduism, nor with Hindu rituals...nor with our saints and sages, should not be allowed to set up shop," Bageshwar Dham Dhirendra Shastri said ahead of Mahakumbh.
Controversy erupted when Muslim cleric Tauqeer Raza commented on the firecracker issue during Diwali and said that the extensive use of firecrackers was a waste of money.
Reports say that Dheerendra Shastri's programme will be held on 17th April in Chatra, Sunsari. Workers from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad promoting this event were attacked, escalating the tension.
Jharkhand High Court quashed the earlier order passed by the District Magistrate-cum-Deputy Commissioner of Palamu on 10th January refusing permission for “Hanumant Katha” recitation by Bageshwar Dham Peethadeeshwar Pandit Dhirendra Shastri.