Tension prevailed around the Satlok Ashram of self-styled godman Rampal on Sunday even as authorities treaded with caution to avert any violent backlash from supporters of the controversial godman facing arrest in a contempt of court case.

As authorities raced against time to meet the Monday deadline set by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to ensure his appearance, the situation remained volatile around the ashram, which has been surrounded by police and paramilitary forces and all roads leading to the premises sealed, officials said.

Several disciples of the controversial godman are still holed-up in the Ashram to prevent his arrest in a contempt of court case.

A police official said additional police force has been deployed in this town yesterday to bring out Rampal, who is being protected by a strong human shield formed by his followers including women, some of whom are believed to be carrying lethal weapons.

Official sources said that authorities were trying to persuade Rampal to surrender on his own as this may help avert any incident of violence once he gives up at his own will.

However, plans to storm the Ashram and use of force to comply with the court orders, have been kept ready, the sources said.

Five Superintendents of Police Hisar, Bhiwani, Sirsa, Jind and Fatehabad are among the senior police officials present here to ensure that the court orders are executed.

Yesterday, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had appealed to Rampal to present himself in the court "in a peaceful manner" and "without any hindrance", saying, "one must give utmost priority to uphold the dignity of judicial system."

"In a democratic set up, one must give utmost priority to uphold the dignity of judicial system," Khattar had said.

Hisar Range Inspector General of Police, A K Rao, who is camping at the site here, has urged Rampal's followers to cooperate with police and comply with the court orders.

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Hindraf says the heritage commissioner did not use full extent of the law to save Vivekananda Ashram.

KUALA LUMPUR: Non-governmental organisation Hindraf has initiated legal action against Heritage Commissioner Zainah Ibrahim, seeking an explanation as to why she failed to gazette the Vivekananda Ashram as a national treasure even if its board of trustees objected to it.

In a statement, Hindraf said the Heritage commissioner still had the legal right to go ahead and gazette the Ashram as a national heritage but that she failed to use the full extent of the law for that purpose.

The statement explained, if it was determined the Ashram site is of cultural heritage significance, then the onus was on the commissioner to designate and gazette the site as a heritage site/building.

Hindraf said the commissioner should have conducted a hearing to determine whether the objections of the board, made in 2008 and 2009, had any legitimate grounds under Section 29 of the National Heritage Act 2005.

With moves now being made to re-develop the site into a 23-storey residential complex, Hindraf, through their lawyers, has given the commissioner two weeks for an explanation, failing which legal action will be initiated to compel the commissioner to gazette the site as a national treasure.

Saying the Vivekananda Ashram was deemed a national treasure as far as Hindraf was concerned, the building then did not solely belong to the trustees of the said ashram to do as it pleases.

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Tension mounted in Barwala town of Hisar district in Haryana ahead of on Mondays deadline set by the Punjab and Haryana high court to ensure appearance of self-styled godman Rampal in a contempt case, prompting authorities to impose prohibitory orders at several vulnerable places.

As authorities raced against time to meet the deadline set by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the situation remained volatile around Satlok Ashram, which has been surrounded by the police and paramilitary forces and all roads leading to the premises sealed, officials said.

Several disciples of the 63-year-old controversial godman were holed up in his Satlok Ashram to prevent his arrest. A police official said additional force has been deployed

in Barwala town in Hisar district to bring out Rampal, who is being protected by a strong human shield formed by his followers including women, some of whom are believed to be carrying lethal weapons.

Prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC have been imposed in Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali to avert any violent backlash by his supporters opposing his arrest even asauthorities were trying to persuade Rampal to surrender on his own as this may help avert any incident of violence once he gives up at his own will.

However, plans to storm the Ashram and use of force to comply with the court orders, have been kept ready, they said. Five Superintendents of Police from Hisar, Bhiwani, Sirsa, Jind and Fatehabad are among the senior police officials present to ensure that the court orders are executed.

The prohibitory orders have been imposed to maintain law and order and restrict the movement of the followers of Rampal who have been thwarting police efforts to arrest him.

A large number of policemen have been deployed at key points including roads leading to Chandigarh from Panchkula (Haryana) and Mohali (Punjab), the police said.

Hisar Range Inspector General of Police, A K Rao, who is camping at the site, has urged Rampal's followers to cooperate with the police and comply with the court orders.

Rejecting the Haryana government's plea that Rampal was unwell and his arrest would create law and order problems, Punjab and Haryana high court had on Monday last issued a fresh non- bailable arrest warrant against him in a contempt case and asked as to why his bail in a 2006 murder case should not be cancelled.

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Tension near Haryana godman's ashram, prohibitory orders imposed

Hectic backchannel parleys continued between the Haryana government and the Satlok Ashram authorities on Sunday to avoid a confrontation between the police and supporters of ashram head Sant Rampal, who has been directed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court to appear in court on Monday in a contempt case.

His supporters have been resisting his arrest after non-bailable warrants were issued by the High Court.

With just hours to go for the self-styled godman to present himself in court, the State administration sent eminent social activists to make the godman and his associates see reason and avoid a clash with the Haryana police and Central force personnel.

BJP leader Shamsher Kharkhara was also sent as an emissary for a meeting with the ashram administration. It was on Nov. 5 that the High Court issued an NBW against Rampal, and when he did not appear before the court on Nov. 10, the court directed that he be produced by Nov. 17 or else the State Home Secretary and Director-General of Police should appear in court.

Though a doctor from the Apollo Hospitals attending on Rampal, declared him fit to travel and appear in court, the ashram authorities said they have sent his medical certificate to seek exemption from appearance. As five JCB excavators had been brought near the ashram by the authorities, there was speculation that they might be used to break into the ashram and remove Rampal forcibly should he decide not to give up.

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Hindraf says the heritage commissioner did not use full extent of the law to save Vivekananda Ashram.

KUALA LUMPUR: Non-governmental organisation Hindraf has initiated legal action against Heritage Commissioner Zainah Ibrahim, seeking an explanation as to why she failed to gazette the Vivekananda Ashram as a national treasure even if its board of trustees objected to it.

In a statement, Hindraf said the Heritage commissioner still had the legal right to go ahead and gazette the Ashram as a national heritage but that she failed to use the full extent of the law for that purpose.

The statement explained, if it was determined the Ashram site is of cultural heritage significance, then the onus was on the commissioner to designate and gazette the site as a heritage site/building.

Hindraf said the commissioner should have conducted a hearing to determine whether the objections of the board, made in 2008 and 2009, had any legitimate grounds under Section 29 of the National Heritage Act 2005.

With moves now being made to re-develop the site into a 23-storey residential complex, Hindraf, through their lawyers, has given the commissioner two weeks for an explanation, failing which legal action will be initiated to compel the commissioner to gazette the site as a national treasure.

Saying the Vivekananda Ashram was deemed a national treasure as far as Hindraf was concerned, the building then did not solely belong to the trustees of the said ashram to do as it pleases.

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HISAR: Uneasy calm prevailed around the Satlok Ashram today with the police and supporters of self-styled godman Sant Rampal appearing headed for a face-off, as heavy police force is closing-in to execute the court orders to arrest him.

The situation is volatile around the ashram, which has been created into a virtual fortress by the disciples of controversial godman who have gathered in large numbers to prevent his arrest in a contempt of court case.

Hisar-Barwala Road had been blocked and prohibitory orders were imposed around the ashram, police said, adding senior police officials were camping in the district and keeping a close eye on the volatile situation.

Senior police officials today assessed the situation in view of the disciples adopting aggressive attitude towards Punjab and Haryana High Court order to arrest and produce the controversial self styled godman on November 17.

The disciples of the godman have maintained that they would not allow the police to arrest him till he recovers completely.

Earlier, the doctors monitoring him had pronounced his health as normal.

A large number of supporters of Rampal, including women and children, are still in and outside the ashram, where power supply had been disconnected and there was apprehension of them resorting to violence to avert the arrest, senior police official said.

The police force is getting closer to the ashram and about forty ambulances are ready in case of a showdown between the police and followers of the godman.

Rejecting the state government's plea that Rampal was unwell and his arrest would create law and order problems, Punjab and Haryana High Court had on Monday issued a fresh non-bailable arrest warrant against him in a contempt case and asked why his bail in a 2006 murder case should not be cancelled.

Observing that the state government lacked willingness to arrest the godman and no sincere efforts were made to produce him before it, the HC directed the Haryana Director General of Police and the Home Secretary to ensure that Rampal appears in person before it in Chandigarh on or before November 17.

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