-The Hindu “Crackdown smacks of British action at Jallianwala Bagh” “I have a feeling June 2011 is going to become another turning point in the country's history” Wants President to take cognisance of all the events in the last six months Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani on Sunday described the arrest and removal of Baba Ramdev from the site of his hunger strike and the crackdown on his supporters as “naked...
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Sneak peek at land policy
-The Telegraph Mamata Banerjee today provided a sneak preview of her land acquisition policy while announcing plans to build embankments in areas hit by Cyclone Aila in May 2009. She said her government would need to acquire 6,000 acres in the affected parts of the Sunderbans but stressed there would be no forcible acquisition, that market rates would be paid, and that each land-losing family would get a government job. Even before...
More »Baba Ramdev: India police break up yogi's Delhi protest
-BBC Police in the Indian capital Delhi have broken up an anti-corruption protest led by controversial yoga guru Baba Ramdev. Around 30 people were injured as police fired tear gas to disperse thousands of his supporters, reports said. He had been fasting to demand that the government takes action to recover billions of dollars of suspected bribe money held in foreign bank accounts. Baba Ramdev was detained by police but later released. The police...
More »CPI(M), CPI criticise handling of Ramdev issue
-The Hindu The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India on Sunday criticised the Manmohan Singh government for its handling of the Baba Ramdev hunger strike and questioned the stealthy manner in which it negotiated with the yoga guru. They, however, deplored the police action at Ramlila Maidan and demanded immediate steps to bring back money illegally stashed abroad. Terming the police action against Baba Ramdev and...
More »Ramdev vs Government escalates, both say trust betrayed
-NDTV What began as a peaceful process of negotiations between the Government and yoga icon Baba Ramdev has now broken out into a hostile exchange between both sides. Each side is now accusing the other of reneging on the agreements reached in discussions over the last two days. The government says it has written proof that Mr Ramdev and his supporters had reached an agreement and would call off their fast....
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