Pandit Dhirendra Krishna Shastri on Saturday visited and worshipped at Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple and announced the launch of a padyatra for Hindu Rashtra.

After this, he reached Satua Baba Ashram at Manikarnika Ghat.

While talking to the media, Shastri said that Baba Vishwanath's Jalabhishek was done with the wish to make India a Hindu nation.

Padyatra will be organised from November 7 to November 16 from Delhi to Vrindavan, the aim of which is to promote social harmony in the country and declare India a Hindu nation.

He said that the establishment of peace in the world is possible only by promoting Sanatan Dharma. If we want to avoid a situation like Nepal and Bangladesh, then India will have to be made a Hindu nation. For this, an ideological revolution is needed.

He suggested that Nepal should also be declared a Hindu nation with a monarchy.

Shastri said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promoted Sanatani traditions.Shri Kashi Vishwanath Dham and the grand temple of Lord Shri Ram in Ayodhya are the centres of our faith.

He called upon the countrymen, especially Hindus, to awaken. He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has put the country on the path of development by paying special attention to various fields, including sports, social, economic and Sanatan.