News Reports suggest that Gujarat CM Narendra Modi has asked Party Workers to refrain from running to rescue of Self Styled Godman Asaram Bapu in the Sexual Assault Case. Modi advised  all BJP members to let Law take its own course. There is no need to cushion the response. Modi also warned against giving any response by which BJP ends up “owning” Asaram or hint at any proximity between the septuagenarian and the party.
Read Asaram Bapu charged with Sexual Assault of a Minor Girl
Recently, BJP Leaders had raised voices in support of Asaram Bapu recently. Rajya Sabha MP Prabhat Jha called the charges against him as a “well-planned Congress conspiracy. Senior Party Leader Uma Bharti tweeted ” Asaram Bapu is innocent. He is being targeted for opposing Sonia and Rahul Gandhi. False cases are being filed against him in Congress states. We are with Asaram Bapu”.
Asaram Bapu has been charged with Sexual Assault of  a Minor Girl
Meanwhile, Asaram Bapu has offered to become the Slave of  the person who will prove that he was guilty of  Sexual Assault on the Minor Girl. Asaram Bapu has been booked under Sections 376, 342, 506 and 509 of the IPC, Section 8 of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and Sections 23 and 26 of the Juvenile Justice Act.
Asaram Bapu remarked that he will become slave of the person who will provide evidence and prove him guilty of the crime.
Meanwhile his Son, Narayan Sai criticized the Girl who had accused him of Sexual Assault. Â Addressing his supporters in Rajkot, Sai said the girl seems to be mentally unstable. Â “She used to take around two to two-and-half hours to bathe…. She seemed to be mentally unstable. To solve this problem, the parents of the girl accompanied her from Chhindwara to Jodhpur to take her to Asaram Bapu,” he said.
Godman Asaram Bapu has also apologised for his spokesperson Neelam Dubey’s remarks on Guru Nanak which hurt the sentiments of the Sikh community. During  a debate on TV Channel, Neelam Dubey spokesperson of Asaram Bapu has compared him with the first guru of Sikh religion, which received flaks from Punjabi Community across the World.
Meanwhile  Asaram Bapu has sought more time from Jodhpur Police to appear before it for questioning.