"It was the CM who, in January, had extended his support to our cause and failed to protect us yesterday. Now we have already given a complaint to Supa police station against the police (who failed to protect women activists yesterday), local administration and trustees and demanded that a contempt of court case should be filed against CM and Maharashtra government," said Desai.
"When villagers unleashed an attack on us and started beating us, police were standing as mere spectators and did not oppose them," she further alleged.
Desai claimed that she and other activists sustained bruises during the attack by villagers.
"We will wait till tomorrow as we feel that court will initiate a 'suo moto' action against Maharashtra government in yesterday's incident and if it does not happen, we are planning to file a contempt of court case against the CM and Maharashtra state for failing to implement the High Court ruling," informed Desai.
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The Maharashtra BJP had yesterday slammed Desai, saying her agitation to force entry into the inner sanctum of the Shani Shinganapur temple was nothing but a "political stunt" seeking publicity.
Desai termed it as an irresponsible statement. She said instead of taking stern action against police, trustees and local administration for failing to give the women protection and implementing the court order immediately, such wrong statements were being made.
The HC had on Friday ruled that entry to temples was a fundamental right of women and it was the state's fundamental duty to protect it.