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Standing babas in mumbai..

Created by : Aarti Gupta, Legal Consultant  | 03 07 2011 11:31:10 +0000
Industry : LawFunctional Area : India(Markets)
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The standing baba are famous for the "Tapasya" they are doing by standing for the rest of their life but these same standing babas are a source of drugs.. "hashish". Then why aren't they caught and the source of the "hashish" too.. Is it because they are regarded as yogis and legal action against them is unreligious?

  
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We all must know about these Standing Babas and we had a good glance of it from Shantaram . Still why is nothing done against it.. I wonder... Perhaps it is neither on priority list nor is it good because after all they are Yogis..
By Aarti Gupta, Legal Consultant  03 07 2011 11:31:10 +0000
 
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we have see one things , that whatever the 'baba's are doing they are not advertising or forcing others to follow.It may be their way of finding the 'ultimate anandha'. but if the law starts to interfere with religious practices which is in a way related to one's mental state , there will be much confusion than leaving them have their way
By sheriff r mohideen, General Manager -Technical, Origin Foods Limited  03 07 2011 14:35:08 +0000
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I agree that the laws must be applicable to all.

BUT I have to argue that the Sadhus or Babas consider themselves above all religion, whether it is Hindu or Sufi. Most consider themselves above the laws of all men. Their religion is that of 'Humanity'.

That point over with, I think the vast majority are fakes who believe in only one religion: "Make Money At All Costs".

Try denying any one of these 'Holy" people something and you will hear "Saraswati" in a language that is not  heard in any religion.

These fakes must be treated in the same manner that the law deals with the other unsocial elements.
By Harish Vadgama, Proprietor, Self , Freelance  | 03 08 2011 15:54:30 +0000
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Sorry to say Sir but the law in our country does not provide any offender the defence that he or she cannot be penalised unless the greater offenders have been penalised. These Babas are considered as stereotype for the society. People follow them and have faith in them. Thinking of these aspects must not these Babas have any sort of moral responsibility of not taking them on the wrong path. Law is equal for all and our constitution also says so. So these Babas are equal to Gangsters and all as they perform the same thing.

Moreover, none of the Gods or any of the religious books or writings have prescribed intoxication as the way to get rid of all the pain and other feelings. Devoting yourself to God does not means that one can get highly intoxicated, go out of sense and then performs his rituals. This is a matter of purity and these kinds of activities are even offensive for religious activities also.  


By Amit Kumar Sinha, Pursuing Graduation student, National Law University, Orissa  | 03 08 2011 07:09:01 +0000
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Law is same for everyone. Law never keeps any kind of "Baba" out of the extent of it. Laws which have been set up regarding these drugs shall also be same for them also. Hashish is a preparation of Cannabis which is prohibited by the NDPS Act 1985. Section 20 of this Act prohibits any type of cultivation, production, export, import, transfer, sale, purchase or usage of this particular drug. Any of the above activity if done shall be considered as an offence. Law being the supreme has the authority to penalise any individual for this offence irrespective of his status or position in the society. Being a well known Baba cannot serve as a defence for him.
By Amit Kumar Sinha, Pursuing Graduation student, National Law University, Orissa  | 03 08 2011 06:57:00 +0000
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Firstly we should understand that HINDUISM is not all a religion. This is primarily because different people worship different God's and Goddesses. The answer is very well with in ourselves and if every one of us started under standing the very concept of WHO AM I the need for Babus n Yogis is not at all required. The Who am i will answer all our day to-day problems and EMANCIPATION IS GURANTEED
By sudhakar , BUSINESS CONSULTANT  | 03 07 2011 17:15:06 +0000
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You are right ! that plus the fact that the law enforcer is also superstitious doesnt help the case. Here he is also afraid that a curse would befall him if he were to arrest one of these sants !
By Jaygopal Raghavan, Marketing Manager, Landmark Group  | 03 07 2011 16:51:56 +0000
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No one is above law. We have seen so many Babas, Yogis, Thapasvis who were involved in several crimes were successfully prosecuted by the police in India. The Baba is not booked fro any case so he is allowed to stand. Let him stand as long as he doesn't get pressure for going to toilet.
By Prof V Narayana Swamy, Chef De Partis, V N Swamy Associates  | 03 07 2011 15:57:33 +0000
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There was a report that a number of people who have committed petty crimes, to escape from the clutches of police, take shelter in places of pilgrimages with the attire of saffron start mimicking real "Sadaks"! Its a menace, and its very difficult to clamp them down for various religious reasons!
By S. Muralidharan, Executive Director, Knowledge Foundation & Campus Around the Corner  | 03 07 2011 15:18:57 +0000
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May be they are neglected due to their clothes & actions of sadhana & samadhi.
By SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd  | 03 07 2011 11:55:34 +0000
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It has to do with our 'blind faith' in all things religious. We can respect them for their yogic prowess, but we need not ignore their other detrimental activities. Would we be so tolerant if children or relatives from our family were affected by the drugs? Then why the double standards?
By Capt. V.S. Kartik, CEO/MD  | 03 07 2011 11:50:28 +0000
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u have no right to arrest them until they r creating a harm to society , "these same standing babas are a source of drugs" where have u seen a baba distributing drugs? they r following their age old practice , without interfering with u
By Amit Pandey, Embedded Engineer, Electronics  | 06 11 2011 19:28:50 +0000
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There are many more bigger problems in India than these small ones. Organized gangs are selling drugs to school children in most of the towns. First this is to be handled. Sadhus are not spoiling others. They take these things since they live in conditions which are very extreme - severe cold. And some of them have become sadhus to forget their worries and this is also another way. I am not saying what they do is correct. All I am saying is let us handle the organized gangs spoiling the children and the future of the country first.
By Raju V P, Senior Manager, an International Bank  | 03 07 2011 15:05:03 +0000
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