A video has been doing the rounds on social media where the Christian evangelist Prof Rajendra Bihari Lal, vice-chancellor of the Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS) in Naini, Prayagraj, is heard making misleading statements regarding the ongoing pandemic to encourage fallacious hopes in his ignorant followers.

Addressing a crowd, Bihari Lal, who is dressed in saffron with a Rudraksha mala around his neck, usually worn by Hindu sadhus, in the name of Jesus, ‘orders’ Coronavirus to leave. “In the name of Jesus, we scold the pandemic and demand it to end right away”, Bihari Lal says.

“We abolish your (Corona) authority”. Wherever you come from, we send you there in the name of Jesus. From today and this moment, from this time itself, this demonic power would leave the country,” the evangelist adds.

Speaking at “Yeshu Darbar”- the church of the Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHUATS), Bihari Lal says that the “evil spirits” of Coronavirus would leave only in the name of Jesus Christ. Basically what he tries to do is brainwash innocent people through its TV channel and instill superstition and fear in the minds of his followers that the only power which can save them from the pathogen is Jesus.

This Christian evangelist has made multiple such videos which are uploaded on his YouTube channel, where he preaches about the importance of Christianity. However, not everyone is aware that Lal, who has appeared in more than 400 such ‘inspirational’ videos, is accused in a multi-crore bank fraud scam.

In 2019, the Allahabad session court had rejected Rajendra B Lal interim bail and had sent him to jail. The FIR against the evangelist was registered on May 5, 2017, in which he was accused of cheating and criminal conspiracy regarding defalcation through illegal withdrawals from the accounts of SHUATS held with Axis Bank located at Civil Lines. The fraudulent withdrawals had run into more than Rs 23 crores between March 1, 2014, to November 31, 2016.

Christian evangelists use the pandemic to spread false propaganda

However, Rajendra Bihari Lal is not the only Christian evangelist who has tried to use the ongoing pandemic to peddle their propaganda. Recently, a complaint has been filed with the Ministry of Home Affairs against John Rose Austin Jayalal, the National President of the Indian Medical Association, seeking action against him for abusing his power and resorting to proselytization during the pandemic.

Last year, when people across the globe were dealing with the first wave of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, Sundar Selvaraj, a Christian evangelist who owns ‘Angel TV’, had used his channel to fear monger and peddle false propaganda against the coronavirus vaccine.

He had claimed that the Coronavirus vaccine has an in-built chip. Instigating people against the vaccination drive, Selvaraj asked people to ‘run away from the vaccine’ as it has the ‘mark of the beast’.

Yeshu Darbar was born under the vision of Gospel & Plough and our Hon’ble Vice Chancellor Rev. (Prof.) Dr. Rajendra B. Lal carried out the command of Lord Jesus Christ as given to his disciples in the book of Matt. 10 : 1, 7 & 8 “He called his twelve disciples to him and gave them authority to drive out evil spirits and to heal every disease and sickness. As you go, preach the message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is here, heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received, freely give and in the book of Luke 10:9, 17-20 “Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The Kingdom of God is near you.’ The seventy two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.” He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven”.

On February 25, 2000, Rev. Dr. Rajendra B. Lal was baptised by the Holy Spirit after prayer and laying of hands by the world famed Preacher Evangelist Pastor Ulf Ekman of the Word of Life Church, Sweden.

Bishop (Dr.) Lal believes that until you know the truth, you cannot be set free and Jesus only will set you free from all kinds of oppressions and tormentations by the devil, sickness and disease and burdens only when you believe that He is the truth, the way and the life

At present the “Yeshu Darbar” Church services are being held in the football stadium as the Chapel compound could not accommodate people beyond 15,000 in number. God is confirming his word through deliverance, healing and miracles, and the Gospel is preached with power.

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