At a meeting of the Gram Sabha of Shingnapur village, a resolution condemning the brigade and its chief Trupti Desai was passed.
Yesterday, the women activists, who tried to head to the popular temple defying prohibitory orders to worship the deity, were detained by police at Supa village, 70 kms from the shrine, for a few hours and released later and sent back to Pune in buses.
An angry Desai also demanded to know why women were being discriminated against and asserted that the activists will go ahead with their plan.
As a showdown erupted, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis favoured a dialogue between temple authorities and activists to find a way out over the ban on entry of women into the inner sanctum of the shrine, maintaining that women have a right to pray.
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The shrine has no walls or a roof. A five-foot-high black stone stands on a platform and is worshipped as Lord Shani.
Last year, a bid by the women's organisation to break the security cordon and enter the prohibited area of the temple was foiled on December 20 by security guards of the Shani Shingnapur Trust.
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Meanwhile, Brigade leader Desai said that she will meet
"We had sought time to meet the CM. We have been called to meet Fadnavis during his scheduled event in Pune today," she said.