The police failed to take any action against the ashram, and said it was impossible that the local bodies' members didn't know anything about the suspicious activities going inside the ashram
The tale of the Rohini-based Adhyatmik Vishwa Vidyalaya ashram got murkier on Sunday, with the locals claiming that the police and the local bodies were also involved in the exploitation of women and girls.
They said that despite several complaints, the police failed to take any action against the ashram, and said it was impossible that the local bodies' members didn't know anything about the suspicious activities going inside the ashram.
" We are sure that the local bodies are involved in running this ashram, where illegal activities had been taking place for so many years. Despite complaints and families of the victims shouting on the roads, the ashram authorities did not let them meet their daughters. Why was no action taken then? Why didn't anybody raid the ashram?" asked Naresh Saini, a resident of Vijay Nagar in Rohini.
Meanwhile, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has requested Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) Anil Baijal to intervene and ensure safety of the girls who were recently rescued from the ashram, run by self-styled godman Virendra Dev Dikshit.
He has also slammed the BJP government and alleged that a nexus between the police and certain BJP leaders was behind these activities in controversial ashrams. BJP has rejected all such allegations.
Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said the party followed Indian culture but respected all religions and spiritual leaders. "Trying to associate the party's name with the ashram, however, is shameful. The party has no association with the ashram's activities," he said.
Kejriwal tweeted: "I urge Hon'ble L-G to personally intervene and ensure strict action against the ashram and ensure safety of rescued girls. If any policeman acts malafide, strict action should be taken against him."
Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh demanded the arrest of Dixit. As many 46 girls have been rescued from two ashrams in Dwarka and Rohini. "The so-called godman has not been arrested and many of his ashrams are still unknown," Singh said.
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