-The Times of India Lawyers of the four district court complexes in the capital on Monday decided to strike work for a day on June 8 to protest against the malady of corruption in society and police swoop on Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's supporters on Saturday night to evict them from the Ramlila Maidan. The Bar Associations of Patiala House Court, Tis Hazari Court, Dwarka Court and Rohini Court have...
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Govt probes graft charges against Ramdev, aide by Meetu Jain
Baba Ramdev's close associate Acharya Balkrishna has been missing after the June 4 clash at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi. Sources say the Government will probe the alleged fake passport Balkrishna holds. If the immigration department puts up a complaint, action will be taken against him. The going is getting tough for Ramdev too, as the Government looks to probe his assets. From Yoga guru to would be politician to business tycoon...
More »Unfortunate, but there was no alternative: PM by Smita Gupta
On a day when the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued notice to the government seeking reports within two weeks on the early morning crackdown on Baba Ramdev's supporters on the Ramlila Grounds here on Sunday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described the episode as “unfortunate” but justified it, saying there was “no alternative.” In his first comments on the episode here, Dr. Singh told journalists: “It is unfortunate that the operation...
More »Accept demands, Ramdev tells Centre by CK Chandramohan
“Government will not be able to face the consequences of my satyagraha” Yoga guru Ramdev on Monday asked the Centre to immediately accept his demands, even as more non-Congress parties were expected to support him in his anti-corruption crusade. He said the government would not be able to face the consequences of his satyagraha. Talking to reporters, he said seeking justice for the nation was no crime. He thanked the Supreme...
More »Government firm on dealing with corruption by Smita Gupta
Under attack by Opposition, civil society groups, government is not taking chances ‘Opposition version of Ramlila Maidan events exaggerated' In the aftermath of the Baba Ramdev episode, the dominant view in the United Progressive Alliance government is that it must tackle corruption on a war-footing, and on two fronts: it must not only proceed swiftly with the legislation it has promised — the Lokpal Bill and the law on black money —...
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