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| Law enforcement respond to Vedic City unrest | ||
| 2014-03-13 | ||
| [HEARTLANDCONNECTION] Vedic City, Iowa - There was somewhat of a community uprising outside Fairfield Tuesday morning. Law enforcement officers from surrounding agencies were called to help with the disturbance. It broke out in what may seem like an unlikely place: among a group know as Pandits, who live near Fairfield. The confrontation happened at the Pandit campus near Vedic City. Pandits are young men brought over from India, and they are housed in a fenced campus. They are paid $200 a month to chant and meditate, $150 of which is sent back to their families in India.
A Pandit leader was being escorted from the property in a van for internal disciplinary reasons. A large group of this Pandit's friends were apparently upset at this decision by the Pandit administration and attempted to block his transport. Sixty to 70 Pandits surrounded the sheriff's office patrol car and shook it. Police say they also threw rocks at the car, breaking its back window. The angry Pandits also kicked out one of the cruiser's back lights and tried to pull its mirrors off. With additional assistance, sheriff's deputies were eventually able to stop the group from traveling away from the property and escorted them back to campus. KTVO spoke to several Fairfield residents to gauge their opinion on the Pandits and the incident that took place. Madison, who wanted to remain anonymous, told us she thinks the riots started out of the pandits fear of being sent back to India after the two-year paid program is over.
Cat Grayson said she thinks the program mistreats the pandits. "I wouldn't be surprised to learn that they were holding people against their will because they have a history of violating human rights When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... ," said Grayson. "They just don't treat their people very well." While Michael Hauth said it's unfortunate the incident occurred. "They were actually brought over for very high goals," said Hauth. "So it's kind of too bad if they are rioting right now." Pandits have made headlines frequently for disappearing after their two years are up. They receive visas as part of the program. It is likely they disappear because they do not want to return to India but cannot stay on campus. The pandits were also recently in the national spotlight when Oprah Winfrey featured the program on her show. | ||
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 deport at altitude |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-03-13 22:22 |
| #5 PAID parishioners, and they expect peace? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2014-03-13 16:34 |
| #4 Pandits. Sounds like a Tranny Rainbow Coalition biker gang. |
| Posted by: Snusort Spomose2148 2014-03-13 15:55 |
| #3 Punched out early? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-03-13 15:13 |
| #2 They were off-duty. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2014-03-13 12:35 |
| #1 Pandits, paid chanters for world peace, disturbing the peace in Vedic City and assaulting officers sent to enforce the peace? |
| Posted by: Flaiger Uneamp8181 2014-03-13 11:57 |