Deep Gazmer, TNN | Jun 8, 2012, DARJEELING: The women's wing of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) took out a rally on Thursday demanding that Dera Sacha Sauda Guru, a religious figure from Haryana, who has been frequenting the Hills of late, be prohibited from entering the region. The Nari Morcha has also submitted a memorandum to the district administration stating that the religious guru should not be allowed because he is a controversial figure and his presence is making the women uncomfortable and unsafe.
Addressing the gathering, the Nari Morcha president, Asha Gurung, said, "The Baba and his followers are making Darjeeling unclean and before these people take the law in their own hands he should be removed by the authorities themselves."
The Morcha alleged that the Baba was embroiled in various controversies like rape and murder and hence should not get a foothold in the Hills. The memorandum also cited some examples of the cases that were filed against the religious guru.
The memorandum mentioned that in 1991 his manager suddenly disappeared and a case of murder was filed against him by the CBI in 2010, though the case was later dismissed. Another instance was of an anonymous letter sent to the Prime Minister and judges of the Punjab and Haryana high courts which accused the Baba of raping a person.
The Nari Morcha said they will continue with their agitation unless the Baba is driven out of Darjeeling. The religious guru was staying in Darjeeling for the past few months and left on Wednesday, after the Nari Morcha announced their programme.
The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha women's wing today took out a massive rally in Darjeeling town demanding that the Dera Sacha Sauda Guru, a religous figure from Haryana who has been recently frequenting the Hill station to be removed from here.
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The Nari Morcha submited a memorandum to the district administration that that the Baba who actually runs a social-religious body based in Haryana was trying to make a base here. It also mentions that the Baba should not be allowed in the hills as he was surrounded by controversies and 'his presence here along with his followers were making the people especially women increasingly uncomfortable and unsafe.
Addressing the people who had gathered in the rally the Nari Morcha president Asha Gurung said, "He and his followers are making Darjeeling unclean and before people take law in their own hands he should be removed by the authorities themselves."
The Nari Morcha alleged that the Baba was surrounded by controversies like rape, murder and other conspiracies under such circumstances he should not get a chance to establish a foothold here. The memorandum also citied different examples of those controversies ranging from the year 1991 where his manager suddenly disappeared and under allegations a murder case was filed against him by the CBI in 2010 which was subsequently dismissed. Another example given was of the anonymous letter sent to the then prime minister as well as the judges of Punjab and Haryana high court where he had allegedly raped a person living in the Dera. The CBI had then filed cases against in in 2011.
The Nari Morcha maintained that they would continue their agitation against the Baba until he was out of Darjeeling. It may be mentioned here that the Baba had been here in Darjeeling for some months now only to leave yesterday after the Nari Morcha had announced their programs. The Nari Morcha now maintains that they will not let him enter the hills.
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