Female activists stopped from entering Shani temple

AHMEDNAGAR: A day after the Bombay High Court held that entry to temples was a fundamental right of women, scores of women activists on Saturday made a bid to storm the inner sanctum of the Shani Shinganapur temple in Maharashtra, but were stopped by scores of villagers.

Upset at her attempt being foiled, Trupti Desai, who led the Bhumata Ranragini Brigade, said she would file an FIR against chief minister Devendra Fadnavis if he fails to honour the court order. Desai and about 25 activists tried to scale the sacred platform but members of the local resistance group and temple officials pushed them away.