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Ramdev to continue fast, gives Monday deadline
to PM
Sunday August 12, 2012 06:31:11 PM,
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Ramdev back at Ramlila ground, on three-day
fast
Back at the Ramlila Maidan, yoga guru Baba Ramdev Thursday announced a
three-day fast against corruption and black money and said the
government would have to give in to the demand for a stringent
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New Delhi: Yoga guru
Baba Ramdev said he has set a deadline for Sunday evening for
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to act on his demands, including the
return of black money stashed abroad.
Addressing thousands at Ramlila Maidan here, Ramdev said he was
not questioning the personal integrity of the prime minister.
"But if he does not take action by this evening on the legitimate
demands of our agitation, then there will be a question mark on
his political honesty," Ramdev told his cheering supporters.
The yoga guru also announced he was continuing his fast. He
Thursday began a three-day fast against black money and corruption
which ended Saturday evening.
Ramdev said he has written to the prime minister listing his
demands, which include bringing back black money stashed in
foreign banks, a strong Lokpal Bill and a transparent process in
naming heads of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the
Election Commission.
"I am willing to continue the fast till the time government acts.
But we will announce Monday morning when we will end the fast,"
Ramdev added.
Ramdev also warned of a "revolution" if the government fails to
initiate steps on the demands made by him.
"We have now sent you a fresh letter. If there is no decisive
action, there will be a big revolution from tomorrow," he said.
"My intention is not to defame Congress... Whichever political
party is willing to fight against black money and corruption, it
can join my agitation," he said.
Meanwhile, Kiran Bedi, a member of erstwhile Team Anna which Anna
Hazare dissolved recently, joined Ramdev on the stage and echoed
his demands.
"There is a need to bring black money from the foreign countries.
Apart from that, the country needs stringent Jan Lokpal bill,"
Bedi said.
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