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Supporters of Baba Ramdev on the dais after the police entered Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi on Saturday night. Photo: PTI.
Civil society activists Shanti Bhushan and Swami Agnivesh on Sunday criticised the police action to end the hunger strike of Baba Ramdev with former Law Minister calling it an Emergency—like situation and demanding resignation of the Prime Minister.
However, Swami Agnivesh was equally critical of Baba Ramdev saying he should have called off the fast once the government gave him assurances on his demands. But instead he instigated his followers to continue the agitation and innocent men and women were attacked by the police.
Comparing the government’s action to that of Emergency in 1975, Mr. Bhushan said it shows to what extent the government can go to protect black money offenders.
01) I too, as an active member of 'Civil Society', strongly do condemn the flip-flap of the UPA GoI - first welcoming Ramdev at the IGI airport with a red-carpet, befitting a head of state (four Union Ministers, with the Cabinet Secretary, DG of CBDT) going all the way to meet him to dissuade him from going ahead with his proposed 'fast-onto-death' for bring back all the black-money parked abroad, etc. etc.; then holding a series of discussions with him in a five-star hotel, etc. and even giving certain written assurances, pre-midnight, et al and finally swooping in the midnight to arrest Ramdev and quell the whole 'Satyagrahis', who have converged from across India belonging to all communities, Hindus (along with some Radical elements, who are the scourge of Society), Muslims, Jains, Sikhs and may be some Christians - with brute police force.
02) I also share Swami Agnivesh's agony against Ramdev's instigating the crowd, with inciting speeches and as well as misleading them of his own written commitment given the GoI, secretly; this act of Ramdev smacks of his cunning and manipulative agenda.
03) Under the constant changing of goal-posts by Ramdev, GoI doesn't appear to have any choice than to stop Ramdev's high-profile movement in the name of Anti-Corruption but the using teargas & lathi-charge against the sleeping supporters of Ramdev is highly condemnable!
Finally, I condemn Digvijay Singh of raising so many allegation against Ramdev of possible extortions, abduction, murders to amass massive wealth and also selling so-called Ayurveda medicines (which is purely a commercial activity) under a Society - registered as a 'not-for-profit trust', that acquired income-tax exemptions; Digvijay Singh is part of the Ruling Party and the UPA Government who, can very well cause investigating agencies to look into those matters, rather than making mere allegations, through media conference, as if he were a helpless 'Civil Society' Member.
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