Computer Baba’s Indore ashram demolished, Congress cries ‘revenge politics’

The ashram of self-styled godman Computer Baba alias Namdeo Das Tyagi was demolished over encroachment and he was arrested with 5 others underneath preventive motion in Indore on Sunday morning, stated a district administration officer.

The Congress got here out in assist of Computer Baba and alleged that the demolition was a vindictive act of the BJP-led state authorities.

Police despatched the Baba and 5 others to the Indore Central jail.

The ashram was constructed on two acres authorities land in Gommatagiri space of Indore district.

Indore, Hatod tehsil, sub-divisional Justice of the Peace (SDM) Shashwat Sharma stated, “Computer Baba had encroached upon a part of 46 acres land which was reserved for construction of cow shelter. The ashram was constructed illegally. We were receiving so many complaints related to illegal construction of the ashram. The administration served a notice to Computer Baba two months ago but he didn’t reply.”

Indore, deputy inspector basic (DIG) of police, HN Mishra stated, “Computer Baba and his supporters were trying to create hurdles during the demolition drive so they were arrested under preventive action.”

An area Congress MLA Vishal Patel stated, “The ashram has a temple which was constructed by the community people. If the administration tries to demolish the temple, people will stage protest.”

Former Congress chief minister Digvijaya Singh referred to as it “revenge politics”.

“It is the height of revenge politics. The demolition of ashram of Computer Baba took place without any notice.”

Singh stated he’ll go to the Indore central jail to fulfill Baba.

BJP state president VD Sharma stated, “Do Congress leaders support encroachment on government land? It was the government land allotted for cow shelter but Computer Baba encroached upon it and was running his ashram. It’s a job of administration to clear the encroachment but Congress leaders are unnecessarily dragging politics in it.”

Computer Baba hit headlines first time in 2018 when he was accorded minister of state standing by the then BJP authorities after he threatened to reveal the alleged rip-off of the then BJP authorities in plantation work on the banks of the Narmada throughout Narmada Sewa Yatra.

He was additionally appointed as chairman of Nadi Nyas by the earlier Congress-led state authorities in 2019.

(With inputs from Neha Jain from Indore)