The fifth day of Baba Ramdev’s fast saw last minute support coming from the National Democratic Alliance.
Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nitin Gadkari, NDA convener Sharad Yadav, Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy and representatives of the Biju Janata Dal and Akali Dal visited the venue and shared the stage with the yoga guru.
Mr. Gadkari said: “Babaji, you are not alone. I have come here to tell you and thousands of your supporters that every member of the NDA is with you. We will actively support your agitation against corruption and black money. We forced suspension of question hour in both Houses of Parliament. We want the government to bring back black money.”
Ramdev’s agitation should not be seen from a political lens. The BJP did not expect any political support from his campaign, he said.
“Why is the government hiding names of the people whose money is stashed away in foreign banks? We are a rich nation with a poor population due to the wrong economic policies and lots of scams involving senior Cabinet Ministers. Wrong economic policies and a corrupt administration have led the country to such a mess.”
Mr. Gadkari hit out at the UPA government, accusing the Congress of presiding over a corrupt government. “After the general elections, the people who are now roaming in the Central Hall [of Parliament] will be in Tihar jail.”
Mr. Yadav said there was need to make the CBI independent as the government was misusing it to harass “innocent people and leaders of political parties.” He attacked the government for its “anti-farmer” and “anti-traders” policies, including foreign direct investment.
Keywords: Baba Ramdev protest, black money issue, Ramlila Maidan, Lokpal demand, anti-corruption movement
According to your own report representatives of the Biju Janata Dal visited the venue and shared the stage with the yoga guru. But, strangely the privilege jumping on to The Hindu title bandwagon has not been accorded to BJD. May be the professed secularism of BJD protects it from The Hindu's reporting machinations?
Many issues regarding corruption charges against government, like 2G, coal, mining ( Goa, Andhra, Karnataka) which are projected by media, the public is in a position to form their opinions. However, regarding black money stashed abroad, there is not a clear reporting yet, be it on numbers or players. We have noted that the opposition too had not taken any stand drawing the attention of many.. Under these circumstances, is it not justified on the part of neutral readers to look to news paper like The Hindu, to come out clearly giving the so called Secretive details?Short of this, it is very difficult to appreciate Baba Ramdev's efforts and further why Ramdev etc. So keeping Nation above all other factors, it will be good if The HIndu, publishes a right perspective article immediately.
The anti-corruption movement is becoming a farce. Corruption is a reflection of weak institutions of government. These institutions are not strengthened by recruiting a bunch of out-of-power corrupt politicians to lead a movement against government in the hope of capturing power again.
1st of Ramdev should come out clean by declaring his wealth, pay taxes honestly that he has not done ,otherwise his fight is all fake to save himself & other tax evaders to escape by attacking the govt.
who will take care of baba ramdev, god-man with political motives and commercial mindset? somebody needs to start campaign against such self-proclaimed god-men.
i can't understnd what economics does a yoga guru know abt bringing back black money and unfortunately, political elites like yadav and gadkari sides with him. shame on the opposition - why do you need ramdev's support for pressing the government?
Has parliament brought blcack money from swiss bank?We must respect Baba Ramdev movements against big looters
Now Ramdev is on corret path. This will surely creat a positive atmosphere against black money & corruption.
Sharad Yadav, instead of sitting inside the parliament, is going to sit outside and protest? What a fool! Well, fools are those who elected such idiots.
It is a pity that the so called main opposition parties are not capable of taking the corruption issue against the government on their own and they have to ride on the horses of Baba and Anna. This is mainly because they are not able to make any effort to set their house in order and corruption free while taking this fight against the government. On the flip side, the government also has been so lethargic in their approach to deal with the corruption cases effectively and their non-committal & indifferent attitude make one believe that the government is not at all serious to address this core issue. It appears that they are letting it go to happen in all walks of life. It is a mystery that not even one case has been concluded & the Judiciary is just a mute spectator. The government inaction to bring the stashed black money kept in the foreign bank accounts further raises doubt about its intention &integrity. It is high time that govt does something to save this country from corruption.
The best decision taken by Ramdev, Nitin Gadkari ,Sharad Yadv & NDA
Leaders. Desh Bacao , corruption & Congress Hatao.
News channels say around 4-5000 people have gathered at the Ramlila grounds. In Delhi, 30,000 people gather for the IPL, and pay money to be there.
It is surprising that while the main opposition BJP and other allied parties are keeping MUM, Baba Ramdeve, being a sanyasi comes from the blue and crying against the prevalent black money and corruption suddenly,as though nobody knows includingn the congress who are the promoters while Presidnet Pranab Mukerjee praisehimself about various changes taken place during his period as Finance Minister
Let him say what he has done to unearth black money/corruption?
I am observing The Hindu over its coverage of present phase of anti - corruption movement in general and present event reg. Baba Ramdev. The Hindu is not covering itself with glory and is like any other media , indicating catapulation before govt forces. PTI reports are as they are ...is this the newspaper that did a Bofors or Assange? Is it a paper that states it is National Newspaper , but not doing enough for national causes? Howsoever absurd or contradictory or inconsistant the various elements of Anna or Baba's movements may be in one's opinion, none can deny that this is an issue affecting common man ..is there not a responsibility by media about it? If crowds is the yardstick to report, how about acute sufferings due to blackmoney and corrution ? Is there no role for media?God save India!
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