Yoga guru Ramdev has returned to Ramlila Maidan demanding immediate action to enact a strong Lokpal and steps to bring back black money stashed away in foreign banks.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who has threatened to launch phase 2 of his anti-corruption movement, has asked his supporters to pack their bags and get ready to go to jail. He will speak again at 10 am and tell his supporters where to march.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev, who has threatened to launch phase 2 of his anti-corruption movement, has asked his supporters to pack their bags and get ready to go to jail. He will speak again at 10 am and tell his supporters where to march.
With government ignoring his ultimatum, yoga guru Ramdev is set to announce his next plan of action on Monday. Ramdev has threatened to launch phase two of his anti-corruption movement if the government does not agree to his demands.
After sharing dais with Anna Hazare, former Army chief General VK Singh on Sunday joined yoga guru Ramdev's protest in New Delhi, dubbing the government as a 'property dealer' which takes over farmers' land in the name of development.
Yoga guru Ramdev on Sunday said that from Monday a 'maha kranti' (big revolution) will start. He, however, did not reveal his plan saying the 'major announcement' will be made on Monday.
Seeking a coalition against corruption, activist Kiran Bedi on Sunday shared dais with Ramdev though Anna Hazare and other erstwhile Team Anna members kept away from the yoga guru's protest on black money and Lokpal.
Yoga guru Ramdev on Saturday deferred by a day a 'big' announcement on the next course of his agitation on blackmoney and Lokpal Bill as former Army chief General VK Singh will join him in the protest on Sunday.
Undisclosed income of Rs 49,325 crore has been detected in the country in the last three years while tax evasion of Rs 600 crore has been found on inputs from abroad under multi-pronged efforts to check blackmoney menace, government said on Friday.
Taking on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue of corruption, Yoga guru Ramdev has asked the government to act on his demand by Sunday evening or else face a big revolution across the country. Ramdev said that he will announce his next move at 5 pm on Sunday evening.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev is set to make a major announcement on the next step of his agitation on Sunday. Ramdev had deferred by a day the 'big' announcement on the next course of his agitation on blackmoney and Lokpal Bill as former Army chief General VK Singh is expected to share the stage with him at Ramlila Maidan where
As Ramdev's fast entered the third day on Saturday, the yoga guru threatened to intensify his stir if his demands on blackmoney and the Lokpal bill are not met by the deadline set by him and decided to knock on the doors of the President to put pressure on the government.
Baba Ramdev's symbolic three-day fast at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi comes to an end on Saturday. However, on Friday Ramdev claimed that he would not leave his agitation until the government responded to his demands.
Taunting the UPA government on the issue of corruption on the second day of his 3-day token fast, yoga guru Ramdev on Friday said if the Olympics gave a medal for corruption, India could have won gold.
Day two of the anti-corruption movement launched by yoga guru Ramdev saw him giving a clarion call to the people across the country to come and join in.
The BJP on Thursday said it is ready to provide active support to Yoga guru Ramdev's campaign against black money stashed abroad if he asks for it.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's close aide Balkrishna, who is in jail in connection with a fake passport case, was equated with the freedom fighters at Ramdev's fast venue Ramlila Maidan on Thursday. A huge poster at the fast venue had Balkrishna's picture with the likes of Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose and Bhagat Singh.
Huge crowds gathered at the Ramlila Maidan in the capital on Thursday morning as yoga guru Baba Ramdev is set to return to renew his agitation against black money. Approximately 6,000 to 7,000 people were present at the venue early on Thursday morning.
As he prepares to launch second round of his agitation on black money and a host of other issues in Delhi, yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Wednesday maintained that he harboured no political ambitions and his only aim was to push for bringing back unaccounted money stashed abroad.
Undisclosed income of Rs 49,325 crore has been detected in the country in the last three years while tax evasion of Rs 600 crore has been found on inputs from abroad under multi-pronged efforts to check blackmoney menace, government said on Friday.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said yoga Guru Ramdev had the right to voice his opinion on any issue in a democratic set up.
It is Day 2 of yoga guru Baba Ramdev's fast at the Ramlila Maidan and more supporters are expected to pour in. He is expected to address the crowds again on Friday. On Thursday, Ramdev asked the government to legislate a strong anti-corruption ombudsman, set up an independent appointment process for the CBI chief, election commissioners, CVC and CAG and
Bundled out in the middle of night in June 2011 after a police crackdown, Yoga guru Ramdev on Thursday returned to Ramlila Maidan demanding immediate action to enact a strong Lokpal and steps to bring back black money stashed away in foreign banks, calling it a decisive battle against the government.
While anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare has decided to stay away from yoga guru Baba Ramdev's agitation, Ramdev says that his focus is on issues and not the participants. Speaking to CNN-IBN's Bhupendra Chaubey, Ramdev said, 'The issue isn't about the people, but saving our country.'
Final touches were being given Wednesday at the Ramlila ground here where yoga guru Ramdev will launch a campaign against black money and corruption Thursday - a year after a similar show a year ago ended in violence and the death of a woman.
