Almost 10 years after two boys were found dead under mysterious circumstances near godman Asaram's ashram in Motera, the BJP Government in Gujarat on Thursday announced it would table the probe commission report in the legislative Assembly in the upcoming monsoon session.
The announcement came a day after a court in Jodhpur sentenced the 77-year-old controversial self-styled godman to life in jail for raping a teenage girl at his ashram in 2013. The Justice D K Trivedi Commission, which probed the deaths of the two boys, had submitted the report to the state government in July 2013. With the state government sitting on the report, the Opposition Congress had alleged that the ruling party was "shielding" Asaram.
"We are not shielding anyone. The Gujarat Government has taken the decision to table the report related to Asaram in the upcoming Assembly session," Minister Jadeja said.