When will the lies about Pujya Shree come to an end?

By the time the World War I and 2 was at its peak, the main 2 participants namely United States of America and Germany, were engaged in the different war altogether – it was the war of propaganda. One question which has beguiled social scientists and war experts for years is – how can communication be utilised to create a rift in the society? It was well-known back then that once the society was weakened with propaganda it became much easier for enemies to break it down. Through the use of propaganda, world powers have done many good things but one cannot say that propaganda will always be used for good!

Very recently, we have seen propaganda being used in a very negative way. It has hurt the sentiments of not just the normal Indian, it has indeed broken down many by attacking their trust and love for a person whom they had come to consider as their sole leader – in matters of the heart and that of the soul.

In 1922, a famous expert on propaganda, Walter Lippman published his work known as the Public Opinion. In it he explains his theories on the formation of public opinion he uses the example of a situation that occurred in 1914 which involved three nations namely Germany, France and United Kingdom. His work covered various aspects of how these three countries tried to enforce the law on an island where people were living peacefully for several centuries. These three countries had brainwashed the Islanders into fighting among themselves. The very premise of conducting propaganda is creating some sort of barrier between the public and the event. When this separation occurs, it becomes easy to manipulate and present limited information to the public

. Lippman showed how individuals used media to form their opinions. Media affected the judgement of the people and their imagination and propagandists used this to change the perception of those who accessed media on a regular basis. Now of course we need to understand that the Islanders did not have Internet connections or newspapers but they had access to something primitive but equally powerful as today's TV channels and newspapers. Lippman recognised that by altering the flow of information and limiting the truth in content the public can be forced into forming the wrong perception of the world.

Media Resumes its series of unfounded news, Says Pujya BapuJi has 10,000 Crores!

Just when we thought that paid media channels had learned its lessons, another round of unverified news have started making the rounds. In the last few days we have been seeing news that talk about Pujya BapuJi being the owner of 10,000 crores! Before we get deeper into that, there are three questions that must be asked.

1. Who are the people making such allegations?

2. How true are these news?

3. Should it make any difference in the case even if there was any truth in it?

The Surat Police has made this statement on record, so perhaps it is true, but let us take a moment and take a look at the following.

1. Wasn't the Surat Police rebuked for falsely declaring Narayan SaiJi an absconder? This despite the fact that he was exercising his constitutional rights and not doing anything illegal.

2. The Rohini Court rebuked Surat police for not bringing important documents to court. Instead the police tried to present evidence on WhatsApp

Even more important is the fact that never for once AsaramJi Bapu has spoken of such wealth ever to his Sadhaks or in public, moreover the media does not have a very clean track record of presenting the truth. Former KGB agents have said that media is an immensely powerful body and it can be used to mould perceptions and prejudices in the public. Even if the sum exists, it would not be hard to understand that with crores of fans it would not take too long or too much of an amount to reach that amount. Therefore, it is of utmost necessity that we consider all of this before believing any of the media stories that have begun appearing recently.

The Truth About Hindu Saints

There has been several attempts at twisting the truth and putting words in the mouth of people and accrediting loathsome activities and actions to holy saints who have no connection to any of that and more worryingly there is nothing that is even remotely connected to the truth.

Ashram has been actively participating in welfare activities very actively in the northern part of the country as well as in other places throughout the length and breadth of the nation. A lot of effort has gone into delimiting and obliterating the truth but no effort has fructified yet or will fructify ever. Today everywhere naysayers are questioning why AsaramJi Bapu is not performing any miracle? To this ridiculous question, Saints assembled at the Motera convention answered that Pujya BapuJi is not a magician and therefore it is unrealistic to expects something of that sort from him. Swami SantoshanandiJi Maharaj said accomplished Sants like HH AsaramJi Bapu do not plan miracles, they happen. It is necessary that everyone understands and believes in the greatness of these great men and respect them. Unlike what ideally should have been the case, we are seeing something entirely contradictory to that. Conspirators are not only totally oblivious to his greatness but also to the sentiments of those who follow AsaramJi Bapu from the core of their heart.

For the conspirators Swami SantoshanandJi had a request and a prayer. He wanted them to come and attend Satsang sessions and learn the great lessons and age old wisdom from none other than Pujya BapuJi. He said that listening to BapuJi and saints like him is how these conspirators will be able to acquire godly knowledge and begin treading on the right path. It is also mentioned in holy scriptures that Mother Ganga once asked Lord Shiva what would happen to her during Kalyug which is the age of sins. To this Lord Shiva said that in Kalyug Saints will come to earth and they will purify Ganga each time they take a dip in her. That is how significant Saints are for the welfare of the nation and nature.

The truth is that HH AsaramJi Bapu is a superhuman force who that could not be shaken or hurt even in the face of a disaster. It will still be remembered by all how despite a helicopter crash HH AsaramJi Bapu emerged unhurt and helped all those around him to escape without a scratch. If it was not for his superhuman stature it would have impossible for someone to deliver a feat so superhuman.

Revelation of the Truth

The truth can never be kept hidden for long and one day or the other it has to come to the fore. Certain section of the media has left no stone unturned to cook up stories of the most absurd nature on more than one occasion and in many cases they have crossed their boundaries when they picked on innocent citizens in order to strengthen their case. The case of Nanhi Damini is still fresh in the minds of everybody when certain media channels had portrayed the innocent minor girl in extremely poor light entirely for their personal gains and nothing else.

There are many such cases and here are some of those.

Bholanand: This was the man who was shown across media channels as Acharya Bholanand. This thug claimed that there are human skeletons buried under Pujya Shree's Jammu Ashram. The truth was however completely different from that. The real name of the person is Braj Bihari Gupta and he was the caretaker of an Ashram running under the auspices of Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu. This man was in cahoots with the conspirators and was acting at their behest. In order to implicate the saint he contacted a law abiding citizen Vikrant Sharma and asked him to exhume three skeletons from a nearby burial ground and bury them under the Ashram. The truth came to fore when Vikrant contacted the police and explained the truth. Since then Bholanand has been arrested for conspiracy and his bail plea has been rejected! This is the truth and media did not do anything to bring it out in public.

Abortion in ashram: The second most scandalous false allegation that shocked Sadhaks and millions of followers all over the nation was the abortion racket. According to this allegation, there was a 'room no. 302' where abortions were carried out. News channels have alleged that Dhruv Behen used to carry out these abortions! Dhruv Behen who has been connected with the organization since 1986 summarily rejected this case and her story was later reinforced by investigations carried out by the Gujurat Women Commission. This is the truth but nothing of that sort was reported in news channels.

Sevadar Shiva desolation allegation: The next allegation that was cooked by conspirators was that of Sevadar Shiva. According to news reports, this mad was a deserter and he had abandoned his wife and children, whereas the truth was that media showed someone else. It was an impersonator called Suresh Chaudhuri. Not only did media create his kids out of thin air, they also made him a villain out of him for no reason.

There are countless such cases that if we follow closely will expose the real face of the conspirators.

The nation wants to know why judgements biased for justice Swatenter and Asaramji bapu

Media trials and the nightmares they have caused to countless people all over the nation is not new any more. Too many people have lost their lives and their reputation to indiscrimination shown by media. We have seen how inventive some media channels become in their treatment of some issues that could have been handled with some subtlety and care. Unfortunately that was not the case, instead when victims complained and asked the court to take action against guilty parties there was not more than a lukewarm response. In great contrast, when Justice Swatenter Kumar was accused of similar charges as that AsaramJi Bapu, the Delhi High Court issued restraining orders on media and gave it 24 hours to remove all defamatory content from websites. The court further asked media houses to refrain from carrying anything about Justice Swatenter until February 24 which is the next date of hearing.

The nation will remember that recently some media channels sacrificed all ethical propriety in their blind pursuit of TRPs. It was then that several parties pleaded with authorities to prevent media from spreading false news. It took several months for that to happen and the media channels to actually stop from continuing with their lopsided presentation of facts.

This stark contrast in action in case of Justice Kumar and AsaramJi Bapu has baffled many social thinkers into thinking why something was not done earlier for AsaramJi Bapu. Those that handled the case were sympathetic and quite considerate of the harm such late allegations bring on defendants, who in some case may have deceased by the time legal process are initiated.

Attempt to sully Pujya Shree Bapuji's name takes new turn - New Charges Pressed

In a new development that has happened at the beginning of the New Year has proved how desperate enemies of Pujya Shree BapuJi have become. The new claim is that police has found close to 100 eye witness to strengthen the case against AsaramJi Bapu. The new chargesheet filed on January 9th, 2014 is 1000 page long and presses charges under IPC 377 alleging Bapu of having unnatural sex and oral sex in 2001 and again in 2005. These new charges were filed in a Gandhinagar court. The Spiritual leader is already undergoing investigation for similar charges in Rajasthan.

New twist to the case

Apart from the charges that were already pressed against him, there were some additional ones that were brought against him this time round. The most controversial of those was 201 of the IPC. This section of the IPC is brought for destruction of evidence. The prosecution side has brought these allegations because it is of the view that AsaramJi had changed locations one after the other in order to destroy evidence.

It must be remembered that all of these including the ones that are already in force against BapuJi are all fabricated and baseless and goes on to show the desperation and fear of the conspirators which has become more evident with supporters uniting in favour of a bail for their leader.

More bogus and false cases to defame Hindu saints

Just like previous cases that have been brought against Hindu Saints in the past which saw the imprisonment of countless innocent religious leaders of the nation, this is something very similar to that. Just as in other cases when these Holy men were jailed and tortured to no end, Kind BapuJi is also enduring hardships of similar nature. It is not surprising therefore that it will take time for the truth to surface. We only wish that the process is expedited and best resources are used to ensure the delivery of justice. The delay is not only demotivating supporters it is also making them lose trust on the judiciary and law enforcement.

3 Reasons why Asaramji Bapu must be released ASAP

Injustice gets done to the innocent and what has happened this time was beyond the wildest dreams of people of this nation. Not only was an innocent Saint jailed, he was vilified to an extent that left the nation in a state of shock. A section of the media made a lot of money riding on this wave of infamy and ridicule at the expense of innocent families. In the case of the unfortunate Gurgaon family, three media channels did not even stop short of disgracing a minor girl in order to make the news item appealing. And at the core of all these heinous crimes is a false excuse that is nothing but a sham for the media houses to hide their ulterior motives of making more money by serving unfair, biased and false information. All these will stop the moment BapuJi comes out of jail. Here are 5 more reasons why AsaramJi Bapu must be released from jail ASAP.

1. Restore faith in saints: The dastardly attack made on the purity of Hindu saints and ashrams around the nation has left many shocked and worried. People who know the truth understand that there is a conspiracy at play which must be avoided at all costs, but times are difficult for those who were new to the fold and those who were contemplating on joining the fold. Without faith the world will soon become a rudderless ship and therefore for the greater good of the society, our kind AsaramJi Bapu must be released.

2. Without saints the society will fall apart: Saints are an integral part of the society. Just as wheel run around on a spoke, the society requires Holymen and Saints for smooth operations. Without them socities will come to a grinding halt and there will be nothing to help. Our rich history is full of anecdotes that sing praises of saints who sacrificed their lives in order to restore peace and order in the society around them. You will have witnessed several instances when violence has raised its ugly head and caused untold misery and anxiety until the intervention of Saints. Without their Spiritual leaders, people easily get misled by the distractions of the world which is why it is necessary that Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu is released at the earliest.

3. For the welfare of women and children: Perhaps no one thought about the welfare of women and children than Pujya Shree, 800 schools run under the auspices of BapuJi and scores of Ashrams in every part of the nation look after the need of women who are rejected by their families for one reason or the other. Without BapuJi by their side these women and children will be left without a roof over their heads and an empty stomach. It is therefore necessary to release Pujya Shree AsaramJi Bapu for the sake of the poor and socially underprivileged.

Finally, Its Time That Justice Prevailed

Social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook are mirrors to our society and what happens on these popular platforms are quite likely to be a good indication of what and how people perceive events around them. In recent times there has been many that has caught the imagination of the smartphone-generation, giving them enough reasons to voice their opinions.

In India, we have had too many things to worry about, but one of the most pressing of all issues was the ill treatment meted out to our beloved AsaramJi Bapu. What cannot be described as anything but a conspiracy, some women brought rape allegations on the saintly Holyman and spread hateful disinformation which eventually led to his arrest. In the last several months that he has been in jail, prosecution has failed to prove their case but on the outside, media personnels have literally launched dastardly attacks on everybody related to him including his wife, son and daughter.

The entire nation stood witness to that for quite long  but when they saw it was all a subversive tactic by political powers to use BapuJi against their political rivals. Gradually, but assuredly people began trusting in the innocence of the holy Saint and began supporting him whole heartedly.

In December last year, Twitter erupted with voices of the supporters who recognized the need to be vocal about their protests. Previously, similar protests had gone up in several parts of Gurgaon and Noida in order to lean on decision makers to work hastily in order to bring the curtain down on what was being done against one of the most pious and kind hearted man our nation has seen in ages. On January 6th, 2014, national newspapers reported similar movements regarding support for AsaramJi Bapu. It must be noted that the support seen in this second wave was much more potent than  the first wave and proved that more and more people are beginning to question the propriety of the case and leaning in favour of seeing kind AsaramJi Bapu free.

Prominent lawyer wants to know why Sant Shree Asaramji Bapu was booked under IPC

The question that has been raking the consciousness of millions around the world will not be subdued unless we have an answer from the judiciary and law enforcement - and the question is why was Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu arrested under POCSO and IPC 376 when the medical report said nothing about grievous injuries that are always associated with rapes? No one wants to answer and that has only strengthened our belief in the fact that bigger powers are at play against our Saintly BapuJi.

BM Gupta who is a prominent lawyer in Gujurat was interacting with Sadhaks through a popular TV channel where he raised the same question we have been asking all these months.

Our world is on the verge of destruction because it is under the burden of crimes and sins committed by million sinners. If not for the Holy Saints like BapuJi, destruction was inevitable long ago. The lawyer also goes on to explain the fact behind the death of Dipesh and Abhishek. It must be noted that the murder case of these kids was laid on BapuJi, whereas in reality, these two kids had wandered off on that faithful day and took a bath in the swelling river that was full with flood waters. The unfortunate kids lost their lives purely to an accident and not what the media is trying to insinuate.

The reason for BapuJi's incarceration is his great humanitarian works he has done in Jharkhand and Gujurat to bring Hindus back into the fold. BapuJi provides financial aid and food to people who belong to backward sections of the society. This puts him at loggerheads with the Christian missionaries that have been converting Hindus to Christianity. For too long they were defeated in their motives by our Saintly BapuJi. Only recently they found an ally who agreed to level false allegations.

Given the reports and circumstantial evidences, the lawyer strongly believes that there must have been a different reason for jailing BapuJi and he wants to know why.

The Need to Raise Our Voices Against Injustice

Media in our country is infamous for picking favourites and training their guns against innocent either on the provocation of powerful forces or because big stake holders at the core of such media channels are politically or ideologically aligned to people who have an interest in maligning names and false implicating people for their personal motives and gains.

               

Our innocent BapuJi has fallen victim to such syndicates that are hand in glove with the ruling government and they have an interest in tarnishing Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu's name. Attack after attack has been directed towards Bapu, yet it has failed to break the spirit of truth seekers and those who know and believe in the truth. These are the people we need to learn from and two incidents that have sought to raise voice against injustice and demand the truth are as follows:

1. The December twitter protest

Thousands of BapuJi supporters gathered and raised their voice against corruption and blatant bias against those who have made issues out of nothing for their selfish motives. More than a hundred different examples of bias were mentioned in these tweets, which went to become one of the trending topic on Twitter. Not only is this incident worthy of congratulations, but we must also take a lead out of it and protest against the anti-Hindu mindset of media and lack of action against people like Lalu Prasad Yadav and Tarun Tejpal.

2. Letter to Uttar Pradesh chief minister

In another similar incident protesters gathered around the District Commissioner's office in Allahabad in UP and submitted a letter to  the CM in which they requested that strong action be taken against the CEOs and news anchors of news channels India TV, News Nation and News 24. In the said memorandum, it was mentioned that despite repeated requests, these news channels have failed to tone down derogatory language against AsaramJi Bapu, which caused them untold pain and mental suffering.

Both of these are exemplary incidents which has set the right precedent for the rest of us to take right action against perpetrators of this crime.

Moving Powers Against Hindu-Drohi Media

Our democracy is a great country which has always treated all its citizens with equality and ensured equal rights for all. There has been very few incidents that can be treated as exception to this, but when that happens, history has recorded reactions that forced oppressors to rectify their mistakes and mend their ways.

The current situation regarding AsaramJi Bapu is no exception. In the last few months there has been attack after attack in Hindu saint for no fault and on top of that the media has brought about untold harm by dishing out lopsided false information.

With the exception of a few, there has been close to no voice seeking the truth until now. In what appears to be unprecedented, thousands of Sadhaks used Twitter to lodge a strong protest against paid media and biased law enforcement forces that have dealt several blows 'under the belt'. This incident happened in such a large scale that media houses tool notice of it reported about it.

In another closely related incident, protesters gathered around the District Commissioner's office and presented a memorandum requesting the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh to action against these media channels and bring culprits to book.

Meanwhile, we must remember to be cautious about believing in news articles presented in media. Some powers with vested interests are at play and they have very good reasons to see our beloved BapuJi behind bars. In protest against those, let us decide not to watch such news channels and logde strong protests through social media channels like Twitter and Facebook.

What action has been taken against unbiased news channels - The nation needs answers

How media and law has handled AsaramJi Bapu case is now known to all, there are no secrets as to how news channels painted BapuJi in the wrong hue and made a villain out of an upright saintly person driven completely by ulterior motives. Millions of Bapu's disciples were shocked and awed at this but what even more abhorring was how these media channels branded an innocent family as sex racket operators and showed a minor as a victim of sexual exploitation. This disgusting sacrifice of moral ethics on the altar of money was too much and the pain it caused to the innocent Sadhak family was harrowing.

What was the truth?

On 2nd July, 2013, Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu arrived at the household of the complainant for Pag Phera ceremony and blessed his family which included the complainant's wife and his 10 year old niece. It must be noted that the media channels targeted these two females specifically by accusing the wife of running a sex racket and saying that the niece was a victim of BapuJi.

The family had to take action, it approached police and lodged a complaint against News 24 at the Palam Vihar police station but nothing came of it. Protests were carried out for 3 days from 14th Dec to 16 Dec, yet the police did nothing at all.

The complaint was completely cold shouldered and nothing came of it. Following this set back, the media victimized family formally decided to lodge an FIR at the same police station. This time two additional channels were brought under the purview of the FIR taking the total to three which now included News Nation, India TV and News 24. The charges that were invoked against these channels are: IPC 469, 471, 120B, 671 IT Act and 13(C) POCSO. It has been three days since and we are yet to see any positive outcome. Will the media or the law enforcement come up with an explanation as to why nothing has been done to nab the people named in the said FIR of 16th December, 2013?

Contrasts in how law enforcement and media handled Bapuji case and those of others

Law enforcement forces in a democracy are expected to be impartial and unbiased in their job and for most part they, exceptions arise when strong political forces are at play, calling shots from behind the curtain. Many times in the past we have disparities in the carriage of law and some of these have been very high profile ones that force us to sit up and take cognizance.

Case in point here is Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu the holy Hindu Saint who has done so much for the poor and downtrodden of our nation and yet the media chose to crucify him without looking for reasons or logic, which is not only pathetic and silly but also belittling of our cultural heritage because this is a direct attack on an important religious figure of the nation. In what appears to be a controversy of with an anti-nationalist innuendo, BapuJi was implicated in a false rape cases. The law enforcement swings into action and swoops him up spectacularly. Thereafter, he is confined in jails and subjected to humiliation and hardships that are meted to hardened criminals.

This was just the beginning, soon after media doubled its effort to malign and bring disrepute to the name of AsaramJi Bapu and later even his son. It was clear that anti-BapuJi forces were at play here and media was happily playing second fiddle in spreading false news about Bapu and everyone else connected to him. The aggression which media and law enforcement displayed was extraordinary in many aspects. To begin with media took for granted that Pujya Shree AsaramJi Bapu was guilty and there was nothing to prevent the downfall of an innocent man who is considered a saint by millions of his followers all over the globe. In the days that followed more such false news was spread unstopped. Only recently has the NBSA heeded to these outrageous incidents and pulled the leash on TRP hungry news channels for spreading wrong information. In a very recent case, three news channels, India TV, News Nation and News 24 were taken to task by a family that was falsely portrayed as willing participants of sex rackets and scandals that are totally unfounded and false.

In stark contrast, several criminal cases of similar nature are pending in court that require attention but for reasons best known to law enforcement forces, these cases do not get as much importance as the bogus case against Bapu is getting. One very recent example of this is the Gurgaon Sadhak family case. On 16th December, a family lodged an FIR against three news channels viz: News 24, India News and News Nation for showing morphed video on national TV, implicating them of being involved in salacious scams involving the Bapu. 13(C) POCSO, IPC 469, 471, 120B and 671 IT acts were invoked but no action has been taken against the CEOs of the news channel yet. The question we ask today - why such disparity in carriage of legal action. There is no doubt in our mind that some deep conspiracy is at play against Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu.

Complain fails to move police, Family victimized by media now files fir expecting Justice

In one after another, the turn of events that in the last few weeks has come as a welcome breather for Asaram Ji Bapu supporters and sadhaks. The first of them all was the falling from grace of liar Bholanand and Tripathi followed by the clearing of Narayan SaiJi's name as the absconder and lastly unveiling of the duplicity of evidence planned to be presented against Bapu. But all is not well yet and there are still matters that need clearing up and more attention from law enforcement and media. Recently, three national news channels New 24, India News and News Nation showed doctored content insinuating crimes that Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu had not perpetrated and in the process maligning the name and honour of a family in addition to violating rights of a child!

These grave charges have been brought against the said media channels by a simple sadhak at whose residence his holiness AsaramJi Bapu arrived after a Satsang session for Pag Phera. It must be noted that these three news channels altered a video clip that was recorded in 2 July 2013 and presented it in poor light throughout the day of 12 Dec, 2013.

These channels defiled BapuJi and the entire family of the Sadhak by hinting that they were willing participants in salacious activities. The channels went on to implicate that the women in the family organized sex rackets for BapuJi. This led to untold pain and misery and anguish for the family. Following this the media-victimized family decided to knock at the police's door for justice, but unfortunately the plea was cold shouldered. This cold treatment forced the family to lodge a formal FIR against News Nation, News 24 and India TV for the improper presentation of news and violating rights of a 10 year old girl. The FIR invokes IPC 469, 471, 120B, 671 IT ACT and last but definitely not the least 13(C) POCSO.

It now remains to be seen whether the police will bring in the people accused in the FIR and if it does how long it takes.

Media victimizes innocent girl - Sadhak family lodges complaint against NEWS 24 Channel

As if the harm the skewed media has done till now is not enough, News 24, a popular news channel has gone one step ahead of the rest and defamed an innocent family in its mindless hunger to gain more TRPs, blind to the fact that their action has caused untold anguish and pain to innocent citizens! Sadhaks of AsaramJi Bapu also complained of such biased content being presented in other news channels as well. Notably, India TV and News Nation made repeated telecasts of doctored information through its channels recently.  

Recently India TV, a popular news channel has also been rapped by the National Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) for using derisive language against AsaramJi Bapu, and now this has followed. It should be noted that this recent misrepresentation is a graver offense than using defamatory language against a holy saint because in this case the victim is a teenage child who was portrayed by the media as victim, whereas the truth was far from it!

In the news presentation BapuJi was shown moving his hand over the back of the said girl in what the media described as offensive, but the truth is that BapuJi was blessing her and his actions were comparable to a grandfather patting his grandchild. To gain maximum leverage for their personal sake, the news channel had one of its female journalist analyze the video clip wherein she goes on to accuse BapuJi but seems completely oblivious to the fact that she herself was involved in violating child rights. In their blind pursuit for more TRPs, the said media channel not only pulled an innocent child into the middle of an unnecessary debate but also maligned other women of the household by hinting that women like them organized sexual escapades for Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu. This is despicable and unexpected from media in a country where it is considered the 4th pillar of democracy.

Unlike most people who would have been scared of raising their voice, this media victim family has come forward with their complaint and invoked 13 (C)POCSO against News 24 for violating the rights of a child. This is high time that we open our eyes to thousands of such unbiased news dished out by the media against AsaramJi Bapu and lodge strong complains against such misrepresentations.

India TV does it again twists video out of context - Presents biased perspective on video recorded by Asaramji aide

In the last few weeks we have been seeing too many incidents of the media getting too excited on the case against Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu. Investigative media becomes ridiculous when it surpasses the bounds of logic and does things to get more attention by pushing completely biased information.  

Very recently, it has come to light that India TV jazzed up an unassuming video of BapuJi interacting with his disciples and a young student who was purportedly victimized by Bapu. It is rather amusing how media channels twist things out of context and make them appear like soap operas just to grab eyeballs. In the doctored video AsaramJi Bapu is shown gently touching and pampering the young girl, just as any grandparent with exactly the same feelings that would normally be seen in average Indian families. There was absolutely no grounds for anyone to blow this simple video out of proportion, but a certain section of the media cannot help but show such incidents for more than what they actually are. What we have seen on India TV is just that.

Quite interestingly this incident occurred in the household of a devotee of Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu in presence of the girl’s parents and close relatives. It has further been said that the said video clip was recorded especially on request of the devotee at whose residence BapuJi was present that day. When the MMS went live the family was shocked because women in their family were falsely accused of running sex rackets and prostitution which was untrue. This telecast resulted in embarrassment for the family primarily because neighbours of the unfortunate family began questioning the nature of their relation with Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu. Not to mention this caused immense emotional pain and scarring following which the family finally lodged a complaint against the news channel.

This shows that there is no limit as to how despicable the media can get, assailing devotees of AsaramJi Bapu for TRPs.

Views of His Holiness Swami Nithyanand Maharaj Mahamandaleshwar of Maha Nirvana Akhada on allegations against Asaramji Bapu

The Mahamandaleshwar of Mahanirvani Peet, Guru Swami Nithyanand Maharaj is one who knows about the accusations and allegations brought against AsaramJi Bapu in the recent past and he has studied the case in great depth and possibly there is no one better to comment on recent developments against AsaramJi Bapu. In 2010, Swami Nithyanand Maharaj was implicated in similar sex crimes and was charged under several IPC sections, one of which was 376 (rape) and 377 (unnatural sex). He was kept in judicial custody for 52 days, at the end of that he was acquitted by the court and his driver was charged for conspiracy. In February, 2013 FIRs against him were quashed by Karnataka High Court. He has been through the challenges of living through false allegations and standing up for his rights and then appealing for justice against the plotters who brought disrepute to his name.

On allegations brought against Bapu, Swami has a lot to say and he bases his observations on detailed study of the entire case. In course of his findings he has consulted with medical experts who opined that a minor's skin is very delicate and any physical assault would have left permanent marks on her skin for at least a few days, but these medical experts did not find any mention of such findings on the girl. After 11 long years the accuser comes ahead with her allegations when she should have done so at the earliest. Suddenly after so many years, it suddenly dawns on her that the time is right to seek justice! Isn't this ridiculous? Even the police knows that this case is not going to hold in court.

“I’m not saying that AsharamJi Bapu is above a law...All I am trying to say is, let's have patience till the court takes a review. Even if you believe that something may have happened, keep quite till the courts decide". 

Asaramji Bapu was expecting to be implicated like Sankarcharya Jayendra Saraswati

Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu said on 6th December 2004 that he was likely to be implicated in similar false cases like Kanchi Seers Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati. This was said in the wake of the seer's arrest on charges of murder of a manager of the Mutt. AsaramJi Bapu said that his number came after Sankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati. The seer was arrested and jailed for 9 years. At the end of that period it was found that the seers were actually not guilty of the crime that they were accused of initially. It could be more than a coincidence that the very year Sankarcharya was cleared of the crimes, Sant Shree Asaram BapuJi was implicated!

When he talked about this, the year was 2004 and a great Hindu leader was under the cloud of murder. His disciples along with millions of followers around the globe were pained, they had to be guided and kept on the path of truth. AsaramJi Bapu was a beacon of guiding light at that moment and he courageously steered masses back into the path of truth and love and gave them a reason to keep their path. To make his case strong he cited the example of Sai Maharaja who also had similar misfortune not too long before Sankaracharya was brought to book. If one takes a close look at these incidents we will see that there is a trend in the way all spiritual leaders have been implicated. One after the other Hindu leaders has been attacked. The first to have fallen was Sai Maharaj, followed by Sankaracharya and the latest to have faced the same fate is none other than Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu. One would be hard pressed not to find a pattern in all these insinuating manipulation of the law by forces working to malign good names of religious leaders.

Throughout these rough times, BapuJi has always continued spreading his message of peace and love. He said then that everything would become alright soon and he asked his followers to keep faith on the almighty.

Wind of Change Uproots Entire Empire

Reacting to his arrest, Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu commented that his arrest was nothing but a conspiracy hatched by the ruling government and he also predicted that people would see through this cheap attempt by the government to weaken the morale of the opposition by arresting a leading figure of the nation and a apparently a political opponent to the Congress. To this Ashok Ghelot, the ex-CM of Rajasthan said that similar things were being said when Praveen Tagodia was arrested and all the warnings and threats turned out to be hollow. He further added that last time such empty threats could not shake a leaf and nothing would come out of current developments either.

Contrary to expectations these time things changed a lot. It not just shook every leaf, but also uprooted the entire tree from ground up. This is exactly what BapuJi predicted. The ruling Congress government lost its mandate, lost trust and finally lost power. One should remember that this is not just any ordinary political event. The congress was in power for long 15 years and there was nothing to hint that such a catastrophe was about to unfold. In the last few months everything turned topsy-turvy. The outcomes were evident not just at the centre, but also in adjoining states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and even in Chattisgarh. The ruling government was already responsible for innumerable scams and scandals and arresting BapuJi became the proverbial straw on the camel's back. Detractors of BapuJi should take this as a warning and rectify their ways. If they choose to tread the path they have been all these while, chances are that in days to come they will be completely eradicated from the world of politics.

Time has stood witness to the truth that saints have always forgiven those that have pained them but perpetrators should refrain from the shameful act of maligning good name of the respectable guru.