Shaurya Sharma
Fatehgarh Sahib, July 02, 2020: Strong resentment prevails among the disciples of Usha Mata Ji led Jai Maa Mission, social and religious organizations of Bassi Pathana and adjoining towns against the indifferent attitude of the administration towards the Sadhvis, and other people quarantined in the Usha Mata Temple Bassi Pathana after the death of the head of the mission due to COVID, as no one from the administration side have bothered to visit the temple complex locked from outside. Besides this administration did not make any arrangements to provide the fodder to the 12 Cows inside the Mandir Complex or for their milking and the cows are crying.
Sadhvais said that after the death of Swami Ji on 25th of June due to COVID, 8 Sadhvis and 8 other disciples were quarantined in the Temple Complex on 27th and locked from outside, their samples were taken and one of them was tested positive and shifted to Gian Sagar hospital. They said the temple complex remain without power supply, without water in scorching heat for three days and no one from administration redressed their grievances and they arranged a private person who restored the power supply only then they could get the water for drinking, bathing and toilets and their cell phones were dead as there was no provision for charging. They said heaps of garbage have collected in the temple complex as administration did not arrange any sweeper nor any private person is allowed to come inside. They demanded that either they should be allowed to clean at their own or arrangement should be made immediately for cleanliness, fodder to the cows and milking of cows, if cows died due to starvation or without milking administration would be responsible.
They said during Lock down Swami Ji had been distributing Ration and Langer to approximately thousands of families on the request of administration and always extended help, but after his death the administration failed even to know their well being and meeting out inhuman treatment.
When contacted Jaspreet Singh SDM Bassi Pathana, he said that there is nothing like that and no one has brought to his notice about the eretic power supply. He said that they sought the permission to allow one person to serve the cows and he has been allowed. He said that they can’t allow anyone to enter the complex and they can clean at their own by maintaining social distancing.