Ramdev vows to oust Cong in next Lok Sabha polls

Decides to take his protest on black money and corruption to parliament

PTI | August 13, 2012



Ignored by the government, Yoga guru Ramdev on Monday decided to take his protest on black money and corruption to Parliament and vowed to oust Congress in the next Lok Sabha polls.

"The government has become completely deaf. We have to make them hear us. Now our protest will be outside Parliament. We are not talking about gherao," Ramdev said while addressing his supporters here.

"Lok Sabha polls will be in 2014 and 99 percent could be in 2013. This protest is to ensure that no dishonest person enters Parliament. Such people should be boycotted. We do not have a political agenda," he said.

The yoga guru, who started his fast on Thursday, said the Government had become "insensitive".

"The Government is deaf, blind and insensitive. It is in coma, it will die, we don't want anybody to die. But they are inviting death. Congress hatao, desh bachao," Ramdev said.

"We will sit on dharna outside Parliament," he added.

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