Indore – Photo: Amar Ujala, Indore Expansion Former minister and Congress MLA Sajjan Singh Verma gave a statement on Pandit Pradeep Mishra of Sehore and Pandit Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Dham on Monday morning and later retracted due to protests. He apologized and said that I have great respect for both of them, the combination of words during my statement was not correct. This statement of Sajjan Singh Verma is becoming very viral on social media and people are calling it an insult to Bageshwar Dham and Pradeep Mishra. What was said in the disputed statement Bhagwat Katha is going on in village Jiravai of Sonkach assembly constituency of Dewas. Sajjan Singh Verma is also the MLA from here. He told from the stage here that the shops of religion have also opened. Earlier there used to be small shops, now a big general store has opened. Dhirendra Shastri of Baba Bageshwar Dham and Pradeep Mishra of Sehore have opened big shops. Said Senior Congress leader and MLA Sajjan Singh Verma issued a statement on Monday saying that “I am the saint storyteller Shri Ram I express my regret and apologies for the words spoken by Krishna Upadhyay ji, inspired by him and from his Dharma Manch. I could not assemble my words properly and apologize to him. I express my deep respect to Kubeshwar I keep it towards Peethadhishwar Pradeep Mishra ji of Dham and Peethadhishwar Dhirendra Shastri ji of Bageshwar Dham