Agnivesh: 27 Years Unpaid Power Bills, NGO on Occupied Land

Many are hurt by the thrashing of Swami Agnivesh. Let us first know who this man is...

Swami Agnivesh was a minister back then in the Janata government led by Bhajanlal. All his official work was run from Haryana Bhavan. He had not built a house, so he lived right there. Considered a trusted aide of Bhajanlal, one day he received a call from Bhajanlal who informed him, "I am going over to the Congress with the entire cabinet. This is the action plan, give your assent. Your stature in the new government will not be allowed to diminish in the least; your official status and prestige will remain intact."

Agnivesh has a twisted head anyway. That very night he made phone calls to his Delhi friends like Arun Shourie and Jaitley, telling them what was about to happen in Haryana. On the advice of Arun Shourie, he held a proper press conference and exposed what game was afoot...!!

Consequently, Bhajanlal stripped him of everything. Ask any Arya Samajist from that era — he will tell you how Bhajanlal, having wormed his way into the Congress, treated Swami Agnivesh very badly. All his belongings were picked up and thrown out onto the street. A blanket-beating (thrashed while wrapped in a blanket) was thrown in for good measure. Now, to put it in the rustic dialect of UP, the Swami became like a stray monkey of Palihar!! He was left without any refuge!!

Former Prime Minister Chandrashekhar gave shelter

In such a state, the Swami was given shelter by the saint of Bhondsi, the Baou Saheb of Ballia, Chandrashekhar, who was called a Young Turk. He used to have a gigantic bungalow near Jantar Mantar. He urged the Swami to bring all his belongings over here. "You are doing wonderful work for bonded labourers," he said, "so work from here, I am with you." There is a saying that even a dog's fortunes turn; Swami Agnivesh is made of human flesh after all. He shifted there immediately and set up an office right opposite his room, even grander than his own.

Not only that, later he asked Chandrashekhar, "I have got an office now, but where am I to live?" At the back, a dreary building with a lot of vacant land was heaving sighs. Chandrashekhar pointed towards it, and bang, that was occupied by the Swami. Which remains under the occupation of his 'NGO' dedicated to bonded labourers to this day.

The Young Turk Chandrashekhar stood for the next election, and Swami Agnivesh, while living in his house and running his office in his building, stood against him itself. This angered Chandrashekhar ji, and he had all the goods from his office picked up and thrown onto the street. Another round of blanket-beating ensued. But it made no difference to the Swami; his occupation of the disputed part at the back of the building remained intact. Because he had kept several bonded men stationed there, this could not be undone. Chandrashekhar had rented only a portion to him, but when asked to vacate, Agnivesh seized the part and said, "Sadhus settle wherever they go".

Electricity bill unpaid for 27 years

Chandrashekhar passed away, but the Swami still occupies that building to this day. The funny thing is that, forget about any rent, Swami Agnivesh has never paid a single paisa of water and electricity bills. If the trust wants to retain these facilities, it has to pay for them. Therefore, it keeps paying while the Swami enjoys the freebies. It is noteworthy that this usurped bungalow is located in Lutyens' Zone 7, Jantar Mantar Road, a posh area of Delhi. The rightful owner of the bungalow, Vinesh Pratap चौधरी, had complained to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and other offices several times in this regard, but no action was taken. A detailed news story was also published by Dainik Bhaskar .

Similarly, in the Anna movement too, Agnivesh colluded with Kapil Sibal for the lure of a Rajya Sabha seat and ruined the movement by betraying the entire Anna team. This treachery is a matter witnessed by the entire country. But the Congress knows the betrayal that runs in Agnivesh's veins, which is why it did not send him to the Rajya Sabha.

The man in whose veins ungratefulness courses like blood. Those of you who would turn the ocean's water salty with your tears over the minor thrashing of such a man by some youths — truly, you are worthy of pity..!!

 - Shri Vyas Tiwari, author is a political thinker and writes on contemporary issues.

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