Tiger80 Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/NAT-TOP-the-heat-is-on-anna-hazare-baba-ramdev-fast-against-corruption-in-delhi-3359586.html?HT1= I've lost faith in Manmohan Singh, says disappointed Anna Hazare Share New Delhi:Trouble mounted for UPA-government as anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare and yoga guru Baba Ramdev came together under one platform to protest against corruption and black money. In their first joint appearance on a public platform in the past one year, Anna and Ramdev on Sunday sat on a day-long fast in New Delhi in a bid to intensify their anti-UPA protests. Vowing against corruption, Ramdev warned the government that they will fight to finish by August for bringing back black money stashed abroad. He hit out on Prime Minister saying Manmohan Singh should ensure that his cabinet is honest. "The crowd at Janatar Mantar has gathered against corruption. We are intensifying our protest to bring back black money stashed abroad and want all of the countrymen to be part of the fight," Ramdev said addressing the crowd at Jantar Mantar. Ramdev said PM is personally clean but he needs to have a clean Cabinet. "Corrupt people have tried to defame me and Anna. We have not done anything wrong," he added. He said that they will decide on the strategy for June 4 at 4pm today. He added that FDI is the key to blackmoney. He said that the blackmoney has been used in IPL. Ahead of the fast against the UPA government on the issue of corruption, Anna and Ramdev reached Rajghav and offered prayers before heading towards Jantar Mantar. Baba Ramdev reached the samadhi along with a number of his supporters after taking out a march from the Delhi borders while Hazare went there from Maharashtra Sadan where he was staying. Before beginning their journey to Rajghat, Baba Ramdev and his close aide Acharya Balkrishna went to Azad Hind Gram on Ttikrikalan on Delhi border and paid tributes to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Meanwhile, Anna, talking to reporters said that his fight against corruption is on. Team Anna members Kiran Bedi and Arvind Kejriwal were also present with Hazare for the protest. Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev will be on a day-long fast on June 3, where RamdevÃÔ anti-corruption rally will take off and proceed to other parts of the country. Sunday's protest at Jantar Mantar is also likely to see Ramdev announcing his strategy with regard to the 2014 general elections. On Saturday , Ramdev said police have allowed them to have a crowd of 5,000 but he will only bring 3-4,000 protesters along with him. Team Anna members Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Gopal Rai are expected to join Hazare and Ramdev in the fast. It is also keenly watched whether retired army chief Gen VK Singh, who had locked horns with the government on various issues, would attend the protest. The association with Ramdev had in the past created ripples in Team Anna with a section remaining opposed to have any truck with the yoga guru as he is facing corruption charges. Ahead of the fast, both Hazare and Ramdev have stepped up their attack on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Hazare had said that Singh has lost faith in government while Ramdev alleged that the Prime Minister was not "politically honest". Before sitting on the fast, both the activists will go to Rajghat, the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi. A senior police official said they have made elaborate arrangements. Besides Delhi Police personnel, 20 companies of paramilitary forces will be deployed in the area.
Swing_n_Speed Posted June 3, 2012 Posted June 3, 2012 I was hoping for FDI in retail. No idea why the opposition had a problem with that.
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