Hindu leader threatens to end life outside MP CM's house over

A Hindu religious leader from Vrindavan, Acharya Devmurari Bapu, on Sunday threatened to commit suicide outside Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath's residence here on Monday, alleging that the CM has ignored his demand for a post in the state cow protection board.

State Minister for Religious Trust and Endowment, P C Sharma, however, said the government had not made any promise of giving a post to the religious leader in the state Gau Samvardhan Board (cow protection board).

Devmurari Bapu claimed that he had campaigned for the Congress ahead of the Madhya Pradesh assembly polls held last year.

"Congress could not have formed the government in MP without the help of seers and saints. But, the government is neither listening to us nor responding satisfactorily. I had asked them to appoint me in the state's Gau Samvardhan Board, but they are constantly ignoring me," he told PTI after a press conference here.

The 'katha vachak' (preacher) from Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh said, "I had told the chief minister (Kamal Nath) that if I am not given the honour by August 15, I will commit suicide in front of his residence."