Activist Swami dies after 115 days fast for Ganga

[Gentle Typhoon]

Activist Swami dies after 115 days fast for Ganga

Swami Nigamanand, whose fast against quarrying in the river Ganga could not generate the same publicity and political pitch that yoga guru Baba Ramdev did, died on Monday after an ordeal of 115 days. The swami, 36, was on a fast from February 19 to April 30, when he was admitted to hospital. Thereafter, forced feeding kept him alive till June 13.

The administration evicted him from the scene of the agitation on April 27 after his health deteriorated and later he had to be admitted to the Jollygrant Hospital, where Baba Ramdev too was sent after he fell sick.

Swami Nigamanand's struggle was against illegal mining in the river by stone crushers in Haridwar.

"Nigamanand has walked through the path of martyrdom. It is difficult to bear the loss. I pledge today to leave my body in a yogic way," said Swami Shivanand, the founder of Matri Sadan, a hermitage of the swamis.

Earlier, Matri Sadan had lodged a complaint with the police, accusing the administration, Himalayan Stone Crusher (a company) and doctors of the district hospital of Haridwar of attempting to kill Swami Nigamanand by poisoning him.

However, an Uttarakhand government spokesman has rubbished the allegations. "Baseless remarks are being made against the government," the spokesman said.

Himalayan Stone Crusher owner Gyanesh Agarwal told HT "Matri Sadan and Nigmanand were against government policies, which we are following."

Matri Sadan had also moved the Uttarakhand high court against quarrying.

 

[Dhruv V Singh]

Sad news. Shame on you GOI.

 

[twoplustwoisfour]

Shame on you, media for focusing on Ramdev instead of this man, whose name I admit I'm hearing for the first time.

 

[Break the Silence]

RIP poor soul.. This bullshit media just always try to present the news which enhances their TRP.. ITS VERY SAD THAT THERE IS NO TAKER OF ACTUAL SACRIFICE IN THIS COUNTRY ,WHICH HAS A HISTORY OF GREAT SACRIFICES.

 

[EjazR]

Fasting swami dies as BJP govt ignores his anti-quarrying dharna - Indian Express

Seer of Haridwar-based Matri Sadan Ashram, Swami Nigamanand, who was on fast for nearly four months demanding immediate stopping of quarrying in Ganga and shifting of Himalaya stone crusher from Kumbh mela area, today died in a hospital near here.

District Magistrate of Haridwar R Meenakshisundaram said Swami Nigamanand (36) died at the Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences at Jolly Grant this afternoon.

Nigamanand had begun his fast on February 19 and was in coma since May 2.

A postmortem of Swami Nigamanand would be conducted in view of the complaints of poisoning to him by his fellow sadhus of the ashram, the DM added.

The founder head of Matri Sadan Ashram Swami Shivanand had lodged a complaint against Chief Medical Superintendent (CMS) of Haridwar district hospital Dr P K Bhatnagar and owner of Himalaya Stone Crusher Gyanesh Kumar in Kotwali police station of Haridwar on May 11 alleging Swami Nigamanand was poisoned on April 30 during treatment, following which he went into coma on May 2.

Nigamanand was admitted to Haridwar district hospital. On April 30, he was given an injection by a nurse after which he went into coma on May 2, Swami Shivanand alleged.

Later, Nigamanad was shifted to the hospital in Jolly Grant.

Swami Shivanand alleged Nigamanand was given “Organo phosphat” through injection which led to deterioration in his condition.

Meanwhile, the Congress MLA from Tehri Kishore Upadhyay has accused Uttarakhand government of being responsible for the death of Nigamanand.

Upadhyay charged the death of Nigamanand has “exposed” the double standards of BJP government in Uttarakhand. “While the Chief Minister did everything to break the fast of Ramdev, he did not go to see even once another sadhu who was also admitted in the same hospital for fighting corruption,” he said.

Upadhyay said he and Union Minister of State for Agriculture Harish Rawat had also written letters to chief minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank requesting him to order an inquiry into the allegations of poisoning and send Nigamand to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for better treatment. “But nothing was done by the state government in this regard,” he added.

 

[EjazR]

Looks like BJP will keep quiet on this because the fast was against the corruption of the BJP govt. in Uttarkhand. Surprised the Congress hasn't jumped on this to make political hay out of this. Or may be that would appear too obvious and they want to avoid it.

 

[cybertron]

RIP to his soul.
See.......their are people left in this country who place their nation above their lives.
i'm feeling so angry at whoever is responsible (

 

[CHTYA NANDAN]

RIP

Quite sad.

 

[vinith98]

Such a sad news, while the whole media went gung ho about the "five star" fast of Baba Ramdev nobody even cared about Swami Nigamanand who was fasting for a very important cause. This incident also shows the opportunistic attitude of the BJP, while it supported Baba Ramdev only for a political advantage, it hasn't done anything about Swami Nigamanand and also the corrupt chief minister in Karnataka.

 

[Spring Onion]

RIP he was struggling for a good cause unlike that ramdev.

shame on BJP