The dispute over the entry of women into the sanctum sanctorum of famous Shani Shingnapur temple in Ahmednagar reached Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ court on Saturday, as both the temple management and the agitating women activists came to an understanding that Fadnavis would take a final call in the matter.
After a meeting called by Ahmednagar District Collector Anil Kawade to resolve the dispute between the two feuding sides failed, the temple management and the Bhumata Ranragini Brigade (BRB) which is spearheading the agitation against the ban on entry into the five-century-old temple agreed to place the dispute before the chief minister for a final decision.