No Lathicharge On Pilgrims: D Fadnavis On Maharashtra Temple Incident

Opposition parties has claimed the police lathicharged warkaris and demanded a high-level probe and strict action.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday denied reports of lathicharge on 'warkaris' by police in Alandi town in Pune district.

He said a minor fight broke out between warkaris - devotees of Lord Vitthal - and the police.

"There was no lathicharge on the warkari community," he told reporters in Nagpur.

Opposition parties, however, claimed the police lathicharged warkaris and demanded a high-level probe and strict action.