The Godmen in India are not the poor sanyasins of the old, who sacrificed all material benefits and are stated to have lived for the benefit of the mankind and to guide the people for the right living. The present so called godmen are super rich and are covered with all material benefits like big ashrams, vast acres of land, latest technological arrangements and also getting huge donations coming to hundreds of crores. Many of them are involved in criminal cases of land grabbing,assault, rape etc.
Now take the case of Asaram. He is accused of rape of young girls and the charge sheet is issued. He is having assets worth more than Rs.10,000 crore. It is without taking the land asset of thousands of acres in various places. Even all the documents have not been examined, which will increase the assets.
Many of these godmen promotes superstition and creates communal tensions to suit their own benefits.
Usually no taxes to the government are paid by these godmen on the plea of religious institution. Political bigwigs of the ruling and opposition parties as well as big corporate people are their disciples, so that no case will launched against them so long as they don’t cross swords with the former.
An enquiry is to be conducted in the wealth etc.of these so called godmen and take necessary steps as per the law of the country.