Yoga guru Ramdev on Friday disapproved of Team Anna attacking President Pranab Mukherjee at their fast venue, saying it is not proper to criticise a person holding the highest Constitutional office.
Baba Ramdev also said he was against any personal attacks on anyone, though he asserted he would continue to support the Anna Hazare movement.
“President is a Constitutional post. One should not criticise those who occupy Constitutional posts. Even Anna Hazare agrees with this,” Baba Ramdev told reporters at Ramlila Maidan, where he would launch his agitation against blackmoney from August 9, 2012.
“The person who is sitting at the highest office of Constitution, one should not make comment about him. In present circumstances, one should not name Pranab Mukherjee. Whatever is there, can be seen after five years,” he said.
Baba Ramdev said he spoke to Mr. Hazare on the issue and the latter had told him that he has congratulated Mr. Mukherjee on becoming President.
On July 25, 2012 Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal had said, “If Lokpal was there, Mukherjee would not have been the President. The Constitution provides immunity to President from any investigation. Now Congress has put a ‘chadar’ (veil) of Constitution on the President.”
The yoga guru said his agitation against blackmoney will begin as scheduled on August 9, 2012 and he would fight till the end.
Keywords: Baba Ramdev, Team Anna, Anna Hazare, Pranab Mukherjee
It is absurd that this yoga swami should impose his will on Team Anna. The first thing that Team Anna should do is to throw out this swamy to ensure some cohesion and clarity in Team Anna's action plan. To take any saffron robed monk is an insult to the secular character of this anti-corruption drive.
With all due respect to everyone, and without implying any act of any
wrong-doing by anyone, could one philosophically ask:
(1) Should anyone be above the law in a democracy? Is it not incumbent
upon one to take more care to demonstrate one’s adherence to the law,
the higher up the ladder of public esteem one is?
(2) Are all the "allegations", about dignitaries holding some of the highest public offices, made by the Govt agency entrusted by the
Constitution of India to investigate such matters of national
importance?
(3) Do all the allegations relate to a period of stewardship of the
nation, other than as a President?
(4) Should the honour of a "high public office holder" compel one to
"waive any immunity from investigation/prosecution" and avoid any risk of creating a false impression in the minds of the citizens that one
might be “using high office to escape the long arm of the law"?
(5) Would exoneration enhance reputation, but resistance to investigation raise doubts?
If pranab is guilty indeed, then there is merit in naming him,as he is
human who has discredited this Highest Post,andIn Our Constitution no
guilty is above law,irrespective of his post.
I think this could be the first sensible statement made by Baba Ramdev. President is Head of state, should always be respected. In doing that you are respecting the President of India not the person holding that office.
Respected Ramdevji and his ardent follwers,
With due respect and regards, I would like to say that any human being can do wrong and that is why it is said to err is human. Secondly, if one does any wrong Presindentship or for that matter any other post irrespective of how high it may be, should not be a shield to hide corruption.
Pranam to you
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