Asaram arrest: Digvijay steps up attack on BJP,targets Modi

No action was taken against Asaram in mysterious death of two boys at his Gujarat ashram.

Stepping up attack on BJP over Asaram Bapu controversy,Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Sunday targeted Narendra Modi,asking why he has not taken action on the report of a judicial commission which probed the mysterious death of two boys at the godman’s Gujarat ashram.

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He alleged that Asaram has been close to BJP “for a very long time” and targeted Gujarat Chief Minister Modi.

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“And if Narendra Modi wants that justice should be done,first of all the judicial commission report which is in closed cover with Gujarat on the issue of murder of two boys who were living in Asaram’s ashram,why is it not being made public”.

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“Why has be not taken action against the culprits,” the Congress leader said,adding that several BJP leaders have been supporting Asaram and Uma Bharti “has been the first one to defend him”.

The 72-year-old godman was arrested after midnight for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl.

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Earlier,cousins Dipesh Vaghela (10) and Abhishek Vaghela (11) went missing from the residential school – Gurukul run by the controversial godman on July 3,2008. Two days later,their mutilated bodies were found in the riverbed nearby.

After the bodies were found,there was a widespread agitation against the ashram,with allegations that the deaths were linked to ‘black magic’ practised there.

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