in 2010, dabholkar made several failed attempts to get an anti-superstition law enacted in the state of maharashtra. under his supervision, mans drafted the anti-jaadu tona bill (anti-superstition and black magic ordinance). it was opposed by some political parties and the warkari sect. political parties like the bharatiya janata party and the shiv sena opposed it claiming it would adversely affect hindu culture, customs and traditions. critics accused him of being anti-religion but in an interview with the agence france-presse news agency he said, "in the whole of the bill, there's not a single word about god or religion. nothing like that. the indian constitution allows freedom of worship and nobody can take that away, this is about fraudulent and exploitative practices."