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Agra, 121 people died in the stampede, most of whom are women. Many people were injured. After the incident, people are in pain and also angry at the negligence of the organizers. For the event, permission was taken for 80 thousand people.

Published by: Akash Dubey

More than 2.50 lakh followers did not reach the satsang held in Hathras without any reason. Bhole Baba’s absolute rule prevails in Agra division, which is considered to be the stronghold of Dalits. Baba’s servants are from towns and villages to streets and neighborhoods. Baba has a deep penetration in the deprived society. These include Dalits as well as extremely Dalits and backward. Baba’s devotees include leaders as well as officers.

Bhole Baba’s satsang was organized in Sikandrarao of Hathras on 2 July. Followers from more than 15 districts including Agra, Etah, Mathura, Firozabad, Kasganj, Faridabad, Bulandshahr, Lalitpur, along with Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana had arrived. Among them too, the number of women was more.

121 people died in the stampede, most of whom are women. Many people were injured. After the incident, people are in pain and also angry at the negligence of the organizers. More than 2.50 lakh people had come to the event for which permission was taken for 80 thousand people. But, no one is ready to speak openly. People say that one gets Amrit from Baba’s satsang.

More deaths of SC-OBC

The population of Scheduled Castes is more than 20 percent in the entire division. If we talk about Agra division in Hathras stampede, then the highest number of deaths were of 16 women and 1 young girl from Agra from other districts. All of them are from SC and OBC category.

Surajpal became Bhole Baba in Agra

Surajpal may have originally been a resident of Bahadur Nagar, Patiyali, Etah, but he started his alleged spiritual journey from Agra itself. In the 1990s, he was a constable in SPR office, Agra. A former employee who worked with him told that Surajpal started going to different satsangs. One day he made his own volunteers. After this, he started satsangs. Small to big pandals started being built. After streets and neighborhoods, he got followers in every village. The number of people from the Dalit class was more among them. Some would pray for recovery from illness, while others would plead for running a business. When the followers increased, Surajpal resigned from his job. Soon Baba made his place as the messiah of the deprived.

This is the district-wise situation

• 11 women of Mathura have died. All of them are from SC-OBC category. 9 women belong to labourer families, while two are from good families. One’s husband is in the railways and her son is a teacher. The Dalit population here is around 3.25 lakh.
• Among those who died in the stampede, 9 people were from Etah. Among them, 8 were women and a 3-year-old child. He had gone with his mother. The women who died were from the Dalit class. Some of them worked in the fields and some were labourers in factories. The Dalit population here is around 2 lakh. There is only one Lok Sabha seat combining Etah and Kasganj.
• 8 women, a 20-year-old girl and a 5-year-old child died in Kasganj. Among them, 8 women are SC, while two are Baghel and Thakur. If we talk about the Dalit population in the district, it is 1.90 lakh. This figure is quite high.
• A woman from Firozabad died. The Dalit population here is around 2.25 lakh. There is also one Lok Sabha seat. In this election, the SP candidate had won.

Religion and superstition are different

Professor Arshad, Director of the Institute of Social Sciences, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University, says that caste and class go hand in hand in Indian society. Whatever the religion may be, it shows people the way to become good. Religion and superstition should be seen separately. This needs to be understood. Superstition cannot be called religion. One should listen to the good words of any Baba.

Courtesy: Hindi News