Baba Ramdev accuses the government of betrayal after Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal revealed, at a press conference, a letter as per which the yoga guru had agreed to call off his agitation on Saturday afternoon
Baba Ramdev accuses the government of betrayal after Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal revealed, at a press conference, a letter as per which the yoga guru had agreed to call off his agitation on Saturday afternoonu00a0
Yoga guru, Baba Ramdev said he would never again hold talks with Kapil Sibal. Ramdev, who is fasting at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, had earlier announced, amidst cheers from supporters,u00a0 "Government has agreed to all our demands... The agreement has been on phone as of now and when it is provided to me in writing, I will call off the fast."
Baba Ramdev talks to the media after meeting Union Ministers in New
Delhi on Friday, a day before his fast. Pic/ AFPSibal in the press conference also said that keeping Ramdev's demands in mind, the government was ready to draft a law to declare ill-gotten money stashed away in foreign countries a national asset and to award severe punishment to the offenders. He also said that a committee would be appointed for drafting the law in six months. "The readiness to form a committee means the government is committed to drating the law," Sibal said.
When going to press the government on Saturday night sent a written assurance to Baba Ramdev on enacting law on black money and declaring it as national asset. However, after what Sibal said in the press conference, Ramdev said he would continue his fast until an ordinance embodying his demands was issued.
"The government has betrayed us. The letter was signed saying that it will be given to the Prime Minister to assure him that it's not blackmailing. He (Sibal) said all demands will be met in two days," Ramdev said. He urged his supporters to remain at the Maidan even if he is arrested and reiterated that he was not an agent of any political party."I was pained to hear that people called me agent of the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh) and BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party). I am not an agent of any political party or organisation. I am an agent of the farmers and labourers, and the poor," he said.
