The wait and watch policy adopted by the Jalandhar district administration seems to be paying. The footfall at the Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan’s headquarters in Nurmahal is gradually coming down, reducing simultaneously the worries of the administration.
Even as the DJJS authorities are playing down the falling number of devotees turning up at its Nurmahal ashram, the administration is seeing a positive sign in the development.
Apprehending a repeat of Hisar’s Satlok Aashram at Nurmahal, the devotees have decided to stay away from the ashram till the controversy over the frozen godman is resolved.
Having a turnout of over 500 followers everyday on a usual day, the same has come down to around 50 to 70 now-a-days. In fact, DJJS’ weekly satsang on December 7 also witnessed a low turnout of less than thousand, which was generally attended by more number of people.
“It may be possible that people are staying away due to security purposes. They have recently witnessed what happened in Hisar,” a senior district official told The Pioneer.
It is believed that the police barricading and multi-level security checks, including thorough search of vehicles, bags, all luggage, etc, has also added to the present situation.
“The weather is getting cold and people are avoiding to come out of their houses. Moreover, there is not much activity going on at the ashram that would attarct people. There are no security issues here,” reasoned DJJS spokesperson Swami Vishalananda.
Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner KK Yadav was in Chandigarh to meet the top officials of the State Government to chalk out a plan to tackle the situation.