by Dipankar Ghose , Varinder Bhatia | Barwala (hisar) | Posted: November 10, 2014 4:30 am
Four days after the Punjab and Haryana High Court issued a non-bailable warrant against a self-styled godman, Sant Rampal, and his aide, Ram Kumar Dhaka, for failing to appear before it in a case related to contempt of court, his supporters here on Sunday organised themselves into a “commando protection force” and said they would not allow the police to take him.
Through the day, a group of over 200 men, armed with helmets, sticks and other weapons, stood guard at the gates of the Satlok Ashram in Barwala. “We have formed a commando protection force, and will not allow anyone inside the ashram. We have formed two human chains, and have been given helmets to protect ourselves. Everyone will be deployed in shifts,” said one person, carrying a flag which said ‘Sat Sena’.
Over a lakh devotees gathered inside the ashram, pledging that the “unjust administration would only be able to reach Baba over our dead bodies”. Many, including women and the elderly, came for a “satsang”, but said they would fight for their Baba. [. . .].
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/faceoff-in-hisar-police-versus-a-godmans-commando-force/
