Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Temple 'purified' after ex minister Abdul Sattar's visit, youths sprinkle cow urine

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: After Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena leader and Marathwada leader Abdul Sattar visited the temple in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, some youths declared the temple impure and purified it with cow urine. In fact, Abdul Sattar had visited the Nageshwar temple in Rahimabad yesterday on the occasion of Mahashivratri. However, some youths have objected to Sattar's visit. Abdul Sattar eats non-vegetarian food in the morning and does not leave the house after that. Therefore, these young men, protesting the entry of an impure person into the temple on Mahashivratri, cleaned the temple by sprinkling cow urine inside. This matter has now become a point of controversy.

Political controversy has now intensified over this incident. Sanjay Nirupam has stated that Sattar's visit to the temple neither defiled Shiva nor the temple; Sattar himself became pure. Protests are futile.

Regarding this controversy, BJP leader Acharya Tushar Bhosale has asked in a statement whether Abdul Sattar has accepted Hinduism? If not, he should have visited the temple from outside. He said that the temples of our deities are not monuments but centers of faith. The sanctum sanctorum has its own religious rules, and those rules should not be broken for political gain. Acharya Tushar Bhosale further said that if one has true faith, one should accept Hinduism and receive the blessings of the deities.

Sattar has become pure, opposition is futile - Sanjay Nirupam

Meanwhile, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam has issued a statement on this entire controversy. He said that Shiva belongs to everyone. Shiva is omnipresent. Shiva is the truth. If MLA Abdul Sattar went to a Shiva temple to offer prayers to Lord Shiva on Mahashivratri, neither Shiva nor the temple became impure. Sattar became pure. Protests are futile.

शिव सबके हैं।शिव सर्वव्यापी हैं।शिव ही सत्य हैं।
अगर विधायक अब्दुल सत्तार महाशिवरात्रि पर शिव का दर्शन करने एक शिव मंदिर में चले गए तो ना शिव अपवित्र हुए,ना शिव मंदिर।
पवित्र सत्तार हो गए।
विरोध व्यर्थ है।#AbdulSattar

— Sanjay Nirupam (@sanjaynirupam) February 16, 2026

Summary

Meanwhile, BJP leader Manoj Morelu has stated that after Abdul Sattar, a beef-eater, visited the temple, BJP workers sprayed cow urine on the temple. According to Manoj Morelu, the workers took this step, describing it as a ritual of religious purification. This incident has sparked heated debate in political and social circles.