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Dhirendra Shastri urges women to avoid burqas at MP rally; sparks debate on political patronage.

During the Sanatan Hindu Ekta Rath Yatra in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, Dhirendra Krishna Shastri delivered what was described as a “divya pravachan”. In his speech, Shastri remarked that women should not become “burqa-wearing women”, drawing attention to his rhetoric against Muslim women.