<p>MUMBAI, DHNS: Amid growing demands for his arrest by Dalit and Left organisations, Hindutva ideologue Sambhaji Bhide Guruji on Friday claimed innocence and said that he was ready to face any probe.</p>.<p>"I am ready to face any inquiry," Sambhaji, founder of the Shree Shiv Pratisthan Hindustan, told reporters at Sangli district in western Maharashtra. "The incident is sad and disturbing," he said.</p>.<p>"The allegations of a conspiracy made against me are completely baseless. I demand the government investigate this matter thoroughly. Strong punishment must be given to whomsoever is guilty," the 85-year-old said.</p>.<p>He and another right-wing ideologue, Milind Ekbote, founder of Samastha Hindu Aghadi, are being accused of the violence at Bhima Koregaon.</p>.<p>Veteran Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar on Wednesday had demanded that the Maharashtra government slap charges on Sambhaji and Ekbote.</p>.<p>"They should be arrested and must face the same punishment as Yakub Memon," said Ambedkar, who is the grandson of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.</p>.<p>Sambhaji also said the charges made against him by Ambedkar are false.</p>
<p>MUMBAI, DHNS: Amid growing demands for his arrest by Dalit and Left organisations, Hindutva ideologue Sambhaji Bhide Guruji on Friday claimed innocence and said that he was ready to face any probe.</p>.<p>"I am ready to face any inquiry," Sambhaji, founder of the Shree Shiv Pratisthan Hindustan, told reporters at Sangli district in western Maharashtra. "The incident is sad and disturbing," he said.</p>.<p>"The allegations of a conspiracy made against me are completely baseless. I demand the government investigate this matter thoroughly. Strong punishment must be given to whomsoever is guilty," the 85-year-old said.</p>.<p>He and another right-wing ideologue, Milind Ekbote, founder of Samastha Hindu Aghadi, are being accused of the violence at Bhima Koregaon.</p>.<p>Veteran Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar on Wednesday had demanded that the Maharashtra government slap charges on Sambhaji and Ekbote.</p>.<p>"They should be arrested and must face the same punishment as Yakub Memon," said Ambedkar, who is the grandson of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar.</p>.<p>Sambhaji also said the charges made against him by Ambedkar are false.</p>
