{"id":4979,"date":"2017-08-26T15:57:37","date_gmt":"2017-08-26T10:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=4979"},"modified":"2017-08-26T21:40:13","modified_gmt":"2017-08-26T16:10:13","slug":"undeniable-friendship-bjp-gurmeet-ram-rahim-singh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/undeniable-friendship-bjp-gurmeet-ram-rahim-singh\/","title":{"rendered":"The undeniable friendship between BJP and Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Mein guru maharaj Ram Singhji, Mastanji ke Sacha Sauda ki bhumi ko pranam karta hun (I salute Ram Singhji, Mastanji’s Sacha Sauda’s land)<\/em>” were PM Modi’s words in a speech in Sirsa, Haryana, on Oct 11th, 2014. Ram Singh in PM Modi’s speech referred to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh who has been convicted of raping two of his followers. This case started in 2002 when based on an anonymous letter, CBI filed an FIR in 2002. In 2007, the CBI filed its chargesheet in the special court at Ambala after having located the victims. In 2008, the CBI court ordered framing of charges of rape against Gurmeet Ram Rahim. When Modiji saluted Gurmeet Ram Rahim, he was well aware of the rape charges and yet he chose to make him an icon of the land. Haryana elections were to be held on Oct 15th, 2014 and BJP needed the support of spiritual group Dera Sacha Sauda which has a huge clout. Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is the head of Dera Sacha Sauda.<\/p>\n

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PM @narendramodi<\/a> saluting Gurmeet Ram Rahim (Ram Singh Mastanji) in a speech. Gurmeet Ram Rahim stands convicted in a rape case. pic.twitter.com\/ibtDVkN1ph<\/a><\/p>\n

— Pratik Sinha (@free_thinker) August 25, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

BJP won the Haryana elections and Manohar Lal Khattar was elected as the Chief Minister. He assumed office on 26th October, 2014. On 12th November, 2014, 18 BJP MLAs\/Ministers led by BJP’s Haryana election incharge Kailash Vijayvargiya paid a visit<\/a> to Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to seek his blessings.<\/p>\n