It is being told that the vote of the dera can go to the BJP. All the discussions on this have been completed. Dera chief can send his followers to vote for BJP in the codeword at any time of the night. Hearing in the case of Dera chief Ram Rahim, who came out of jail on furlough, is to be held in the High Court on Monday. In this, it will be decided whether their furlough will be canceled or not.
The declaration is not being done openly, there is also a reason for this
The word of BJP's support is not being brought into the public domain. There is a reason for this too. Independent candidate from Saamana seat Paramjit Singh Kohli has filed a petition in the Punjab-Haryana High Court alleging that the BJP government has given a furlough to Dera chief Ram Rahim to get the votes of Dera Sacha Sauda.
The High Court has also sent notice to the Haryana government to file its reply on Monday. However, with the voting being held on Sunday itself, this petition will have no meaning. Still, the effort of the dera is that the message of voting for BJP should reach the followers secretly.
Apart from this, keeping in mind that the legal complication of Ram Rahim in the High Court regarding voting should not increase and legal problems should not come in the way of his parole or any other facility in the future, the whole matter is being kept confidential.
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Rumors of Dera followers suppressing NOTA
A message quickly went viral among Dera supporters for pressing the NOTA (None of the Above) button from Saturday morning. The political wing of the Dera categorically denied this. It was also clear from this that Dera followers have to vote for one or the other party.
According to reliable sources, the political wing of Dera Sacha Sauda called a secret meeting in Punjab on Saturday evening. The prominent people of Bathinda, Ferozepur, Bargadi, Rajpura, Salabatpura, and Malout participated in it. It discussed the issue of which party to vote for.
It was discussed in the meeting that the Dera and its followers are very angry with the questioning of Baba Ram Rahim in jail during the Congress rule in the sacrilege case. Two days before, Shiromani Akali Dal chief and former Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal likewise met the Dera family and requested their support. The Dera has not yet opened its cards regarding other parties.
Tight vigil at Ram Rahim's Dera in Gurugram
The police are very tightly guarded around Baba Ram Rahim, who is living in the Sacha house of Gurugram. Every visitor is being closely monitored. It is well prepared that no one should get any clue from the camp. It also includes investigative agencies, intelligence, or media. According to sources, a signal will be given by Baba late in the evening and the political wing of the Dera will work to take this gesture to the last follower.
Aam Aadmi Party may be affected
The influence of the followers of the Dera is especially in the Malwa region of Punjab, where the Aam Aadmi Party is considered to be very strong. Even if one or two percent of the vote turns towards any side because of the dera, it will have a lot of impact in the areas where there will be fierce competition.
The Dera had supported the Akali Dal in the 2017 elections. The Akali Dal is under the influence of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) and the SGPC is believed to be totally against the dera. The Akali Dal represents the Sikhs and the Sikhs are still angry that the Akali Dal had a role in getting the Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim pardoned from the Akal Takht in the blasphemy case. In such a situation, the Akali Dal hardly got the support of the dera.