Overview
- Clip from inside the sanctum shows staff and security shoving devotees, leaving only seconds for prayers during free darshan.
- Online outrage focused on crowd management and the dignity of general worshippers, with complaints about rough handling in a packed space.
- BJP MP Nishikant Dubey blamed temple chairman Hemant Soren, citing no board meetings since 2019 and his own 2023 Jharkhand High Court case over management and the queue complex.
- Users questioned Baidyanath Dham’s fee-based Sugam or VIP darshan that offers priority access, with calls for token entry, stronger queue systems, and equal treatment.
- Legal context includes the Kerala High Court’s 2024 criticism of VIP darshan at Sabarimala, while no official probe or corrective action at Deoghar was reported in the coverage.