Baba Ramdev begins fast, exhorts political parties to lend 'outside' support

Satyagraha against graft and black money stashed away in tax havens

brajesh

Brajesh Kumar | June 4, 2011




Yoga guru Baba Ramdev began his fast against corruption at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on Saturday morning, inviting political parties of the country to extend support. However, he clarified that the support could only be from the 'outside', in keeping with the 'apolitical' nature of his fast.

Baba Ramdev and other religious leaders representing Muslim, Jain and Buddhist communities addressed a crowd of almost 10,000 people asking citizens to support the fight against graft. 

The morning assembly seemed to almost entirely comprise the yoga guru's followers. The venue, in fact, looked hardly any diffrent from the yoga camps the guru is known to organise. The crowd was a sea of saffron and white.

Baba Ramdev took to the stage, asking citizens to support the fight against corruption. His rallying cry againt graft comes two months after social activist Anna Hazare's fast for the Jan Lokpal Bill. However, elaborate arrangements have been made at the Ramlila Maidan by the organisers. Apart from a huge canopy with ceiling fans to beat the summer heat, provisions have been made for drinking water and toilets.

 

 

 

Comments

 

Other News

The economics of representation: Why women in power matter

India’s democracy has grown in scale, but not quite in balance. Women today are active participants in elections, influencing outcomes in ways that were not as visible earlier. Yet their presence in legislative institutions continues to lag behind. The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam was meant to addres

India will be powerful, not aggressive: Bhaiyyaji

India is poised to emerge as a global power but will remain rooted in its civilisational ethos of non-aggression and harmony, former RSS General Secretary Suresh `Bhaiyyaji` Joshi has said.   He was speaking at the launch of “Rashtrabhav,” a book by Ravindra Sathe

AI: Code, Control, Conquer

India today stands at a critical juncture in the area of artificial intelligence. While the country is among the fastest adopters of AI in the world, it remains heavily reliant on technologies developed elsewhere. This paradox, experts warn, cannot persist if India seeks technological sovereignty.

RBI pauses to assess inflation risks, policy transmission

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has begun the new fiscal year with a calibrated pause, keeping the repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent in its April Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting. The decision, taken unanimously, reflects a shift from aggressive policy action to cautious observation after a signi

New pathways for tourism growth

Traditionally, India’s tourism policy has been based on three main components: the number of visitors, building tourist attractions and providing facilities for tourists. Due to the increase in climate-related issues and environmental destruction that occurred over previous years, policymakers have b

Is the US a superpower anymore?

On April 8, hours after warning that “a whole civilisation will die tonight,” US president Donald Trump, exhibiting his unique style of retreating from high-voltage brinkmanship, announced that he agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran. The weekend talks in Islamabad have failed and the futur


Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter