Karnal: Rape convict Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Wednesday organized a virtual ‘Satsang’ which was attended by many political leaders including the Karnal Mayor and many Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, sparking a fresh controversy.
Ram Rahim is serving a jail term after being convicted in rape and murder cases and was released from Sunaria jail on 40-day parole. The chief’s family had submitted an application to the jail authorities seeking month-long parole for him.
Meanwhile, Karnal mayor Renu Bala Gupta, deputy mayor Naveen Kumar and senior deputy mayor Rajesh Aggi are continuously trying to defend their participation in the event.
Earlier, the Dera chief had come out of prison on month-long parole in June. Before that, he was granted three weeks’ furlough in February.
Alleging that the influential spiritual leader was granted parole to influence next month’s by-election and panchayat polls in Haryana, the opposition attacked the BJP over its leaders participating in Ram Rahim’s event.