End of Coloured perception marks beginning of new era for Indian media

We Indians have gotten so used to propaganda being spread in public that in many cases we just take things for granted and move on with our lives. Without anyone or anything to confront these views of the media, the trend became so humdrum that some media outlets misused public trust by dishing out anything from twisted facts to blatant misinformation just to make their news saleable. This complete disregard for truth went as far as to obstruct the delivery of justice and forced the path of justice.

One of the many remarkable incidences of media insensitivity was seen in recent days. Ever since the arrest of AsaramJi Bapu not a single day has passed when the media did not present something derogatory about the Saint. There were incidences when we have seen news channels and news dailies publish utter rubbish on a daily basis. On many occasions media channels were rebuked for losing sight of their goal, but eventually the trend would be repeated all over again. Millions of ardent followers and disciples of the Bapu lodged reports with the administration and made their ire evident but nothing came of it until recently.

In December, 2013, for the first time media reported news of a wave of support on Twitter and then again in January when even a bigger wave erupted that forced all media channels to stand up and take notice. More than 4 different media houses took notice of this phenomenon and reported how irked BapuJi disciples were with the injustice meted out to him. This marked a new beginning for Indian media and has lighted a lamp of hope for millions of supporters who had lost their trust in media.

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.

Protest Against Religious Conversion in Karnataka - AsaramJi Bapu and his struggle against conversion forces in Tribal regions of India

Attack on Hinduism is something that has been happening in our country for too long now. On many instances these ugly cases of religious zealousness has come to fore, unfortunately the missionaries overstay their welcome and take undue advantage of our religious tolerance and get to their dirty handiwork of religious conversion. Time and again these Christian groups have targeted tribal belts of the nation and sought to convert them using means that cannot be vouched for. Monetary enticements and unfulfilled promises are what these poor folks are offered and for the lack of better judgment and economical strength they fall into the traps laid by missionaries.

Among several states in our country, the south Indian state of Karnataka has an active anti-conversion law that ensures individuals here can carry on practising their religion freely, but in blatant disregard to these laws Christian missionaries are carrying on their conversions unabated. The logic Christian zealots offer for their forceful conversions are ridiculous. Some claim conversion helps backward classes in overcoming financial hurdles. In reality, the poor ignorant Hindu families that convert under pressure are given a lump sum amount and set up for bank loans! We wonder how an uneducated person is expected to return loan amounts. The reality behind these hollow claims is a vicious cycle of poverty. If these missionaries were so concerned about the betterment of backward classes they should have followed the example of Sant Shree AsaramJi Bapu by giving them education and a steady source of livelihood.

The Christian missionaries have a big target base. By estimates, 8.6% of 1.2 billion Indians are tribal and unfortunately uneducated. It is easy to lure them away from their religion on the pretext of good life and financial independence. This has been going on all over the nation and if statistics were to be drawn, we would have seen the falsity of missionaries. Thanks to the wonderful work carried out by revered AsaramJi Bapu in these tribal belts, missionaries have largely failed in their goals and whenever their dirty work come to light, they are quick to lay the blame at the door of saints and Hindu organizations calling them religious terrorists!

One such shameful incident has come to light once again in Karnataka where the Girijana Kriya Koota tribal welfare group has filed complaint against conversions recently. It is necessary that we understand and appreciate the great work of philanthropy done unto mankind by His Holiness AsaramJi Bapu. Without his selfless service and sacrifices and struggle against the illegal conversion of minorities in India these poor people would have been propelled into the dark cycle of debts and loans, in short AsaramJi Bapu saved them from being slaves under banks!

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.