Ramdev, Anna Hold Day-long Fast in Delhi


New Delhi, Jun 3 (IANS): Launching a joint agitation against corruption and black money, yoga guru Ramdev and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare started a day-long fast at Delhi's Jantar Mantar Sunday.

The fast has been called to mark one year of Ramdev's last agitation at Ramlila ground, from where he was arrested in the middle of the night between June 3 and 4 last year.

Before beginning the fast, Ramdev and Hazare went to Tikri Kalan village in Delhi's outskirts and paid tributes to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose at a memorial there. They then visited Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi. Both sat there in meditation for a while, and then went to nearby Shahid Park.

Ramdev was accompanied by his close aide Acharya Balkrishna, while Team Anna members Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi accompanied Hazare.

At Shahid park, Ramdev garlanded the statues of martyrs.

The two then along with supporters reached Jantar Mantar around 10 a.m.

At the fast site, pictures of Rajbala, a 51-year-old woman who died after being injured during the alleged police action on Ramdev supporters at the Ramlila ground agitation last year, were on display.

Earlier, at Tikri Kalan on the Delhi-Haryana border in west Delhi, Ramdev told reporters: "This is the beginning, the movement will gain momentum and by August it will take a huge form."

"Crores of people in the country will be standing with us. The government needs to take concrete steps against black money as we have demanded," he said.

He also added that the sit-in is being held by supporters in various states.

Ramdev is expected to spell out a strategy for the 2014 general elections in this agitation.

Police have made elaborate arrangements for the sit-in at Jantar Mantar. Besides Delhi Police personnel, 20 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed and CCTV cameras installed to maintain security.

  

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Mon, Jun 04 2012

    Dear Mr. Justice Smith, Dubai,
    Is it not enough that we have sufficient laws to deal with corruption cases.
    Perhaps the world will never have such laws what we have.
    The justice system itself became corrupt. After Anna started agitation against corruption, the rate of corruption has increased at a fastest pace
    Unless and until each and every children are not taught sternly against the corruption by each and every parents in their houses it is impossible to eradicate only through legislation.
    Lastly, the lust for money, the lust for acquiring luxuries and selfishness is not abandoned/under control in each and every humans, the corruption will remain.

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  • ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE-YANBU/KSA

    Sun, Jun 03 2012

    Made for each other!!!!A short while ago KEJRIWAL stormed out of venue for snubbing by RAMDEV!They must first decide themselves.for which purpose fasting is undertaken.Ramdev Snubbed Kejri for taking names in corruption issue that angered Kejri who hurriedly stormed out from fasting area.

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  • irene, BANGALORE

    Sun, Jun 03 2012

    Dharnas and yatras against corruption will not work. Actually corruption starts from root level, even a clerk in the panchayat or at corporation office will not move without bribe. I would say stop giving in to these demands. Your work will not happen quickly, but eventually it will happen without giving bribe.
    We have very good rules and regulations, living by these rules is only solution. You may belong to working class or a business class, following rules set by our forefathers is the way of life to control corruption. Ramdev and Anna Hazare or any one else, this is all a big drama they are doing which is not going to help the aam-admi. Let Ramdev bring his wealth from foreign contries first.

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  • Justice Smith, Dubai

    Sun, Jun 03 2012

    Dear readers
    Please be serious in the mails/ comments
    The aim of Guru and anna Is is to fight corruption.We as Indians Face problems of Heavy corruption and Whole system is corrupted / Police / parliment members/ judiciary system
    and if any other system exists It is corrupted.We need to change the system.What ramdev and Anna are doing is correct and it is needed at this time.No one can save India if this continues
    The so called ministers at one stage even sell India to Other contry.God only can save India.

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  • Peter Pereira, Pune

    Sun, Jun 03 2012

    Ramdev, keep ladies' Salwar Khamees ready to escape Police raid.

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