Gandhian activist Anna Hazare, who had gone on a hunger strike in April, Sunday said he would undertake a day's fast Wednesday to put pressure on the government to act against corruption.
'We have decided that we will organise a day's fast on June 8,' Hazare told a news conference and urged Indians across the country to follow suit.
'Wherever you may be, you may stage a fast. And pray to god to give wisdom to this government.'
Hazare, whose five-day fast in April forced the government to set up a panel to draft a Lokpal bill, also denounced the police crackdown on yoga guru Ramdev and the eviction of thousands of his supporters.
7:30 pm: Ramdev's supporters created chaos: Delhi Police
6:15 pm: Bollywood slams crackdown on Baba Ramdev
The film industry might have a split opinion on Baba Ramdev''s cause but many Bollywood names have criticised the police swoop-in on the yoga guru''s hunger strike, saying that everyone has the right to protest.
Actress Raveena Tandon posted on Twitter, "This country gives everyone the Right to protest! remember? If murderers, terrorists are invited 2 join politics, why not a island owning baba?? (sic)"
"It is shocking to see how police and authorities have behaved with the crowds at Ramlila Maidan. It is unfair and undemocratic. SHAME," Anupam Kher wrote on the microblogging site.
6:00 pm: BJP blames PM, Sonia for police crackdown on Ramdev supporters
Dubbing the police action on "peaceful and unarmed" people at Baba Ramdev''s hunger strike as a "shameful" chapter in India''s democracy, BJP today accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi of ordering the crackdown.
The party announced it would hold protests across the country against corruption and "police brutality" against Ramdev and his followers.
"The incident that took place yesterday at midnight at the Ramlila ground is one that has blemished democracy. Those people were protesting against corruption and black money through democratic means. But Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi ordered the atrocities on these people," BJP President Nitin Gadkari said in Lucknow.
2: 55 pm: Mayawati condemns police action on Ramdev, wants SC probe
Condemning police action against Baba Ramdev and his supporters "in strongest terms", Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati today requested the Supreme Court to order a probe as "justice cannot be expected from the Centre" in the issue.
Mayawati termed the crackdown at the Ram Lila Maidan as "inhuman", "undemocratic" and "condemnable". More here
2: 42 pm: Govt had good intentions: Sahai
Sahai: We did not go to the airport to receive Baba Ramdev, but to clarify certain issues. The understanding with Ramdev was that he would call off the hunger strike.
2: 30 pm: Ramdev went back on his word: Subodh Sahai
Union Minister Subodh Kant Sahai holds a press conference to clear the government's stand on the issue. He said all meetings with Ramdev were transparent and he had committed to end the fast by 4pm on Saturday. He adds that the govt tried its best to avoid any confrontation.
2: 00 pm: Patkar decries Ramdev's forceful removal
Activist Medha Patkar, who had initially termed Baba Ramdev''s agitation against corruption as an "expensive" one, today decried the forceful removal of his supporters from their protest site as "undemocratic".
A statement by Patkar, who is part of civil society group National Alliance of People''s Movements (NAPM), said that the group condemned the "sudden and unwarranted" attack on peaceful protesters at Ramlila Maidan. More here
1: 40 pm: Sonia Gandhi responsible: Ramdev
Ramdev: If anything happens to me, Sonia Gandhi should be held responsible.
1: 30 pm: Police bans Ramdev from entering Delhi for 15 days
The Delhi police has banned Baba from entering Delhi for the next 15 days and justified its action saying the organisers did not restrict themselves to a yoga camp as orginally permitted but resorted to a political agitation and made provocative speeches. More here
1: 25 pm: I'm not a criminal: Ramdev
Ramdev: Speaking about black money and corruption is not a crime.
1: 20 pm: Consent letter was forced: Ramdev
Ramdev: The govt was pressurizing me to end my hunger strike. I was forced to sign the consent letter. All demands, except for the black money, was met.
1: 15 pm: My movement not political: Ramdev
Ramdev said the eviction was barbaric and despite his pleas, the police didn't spare women and children. He also added that his movement is not politically motivated as is rumoured.
1: 10 pm: Govt promised an ordinance: Ramdev
Ramdev: Government gave false assurances of agreeing to the demands and then backtracked on its word.
1: 05 pm: Baba says his hunger strike will continue
Ramdev: I will continue my fight against corruption. I faced such atrocity for the first time in my life.
1: 00 pm: Ramdev addresses media from Haridwar
Ramdev: Last night's incident was a black movement for me. Innocent people, including children beaten and dragged in front of my eyes.
12: 36 pm: Sushma Swaraj hold a press conference
Addressing the media, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said the crackdown on supporters could prove fatal to some of the injured. She tweets, " There is a lady Rajbala from Gurgaon in the ICU. She was brutally beaten on her back. Her spine is fractured. She is paralysed for life".
12: 35 pm: BJP demands apology from PM, Sonia over crackdown on Ramdev
The BJP condemning the police crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev's fast-unto-death protest against corruption, said the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, and Congress President Sonia Gandhi should apologise to the nation.
BJP President Nitin Gandkari said the crackdown on Ramdev and his supporters was reminiscent of the emergency days, and announced that the party will hold a 24-hour stir across the nation to protest it.
"The crackdown by police came on the orders of the Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi. We strongly condemn it...The Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi must apologise to the people," he told reporters in Lucknow. More here
12: 25 pm: Ramdev politicized the whole issue, says Sibal
Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal justifying the government's stand and said Baba Ramdev politicized the whole issue. "He had promised only for yoga and the crowd would not exceed 5,000. But around 50,000 persons were present. We had accepted all his demands in written. But Ramdev did not keep up his promise and politicized the issue. He cheated all his supporters," he said.
"Baba turned his yoga session into a political stage. Now, it's clear that Ramdev is the another face of RSS," he added. More here
12: 10 pm: CPI comes down heavily on Government on Ramdev agitation
CPI came down heavily on the UPA Government for not taking political parties and Parliament into confidence while dealing with agitations by Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev against corruption and accused it of "undermining" democratic process.
Party National Secretary D Raja asked why the Government did not act against Ramdev's agitation when it was clear from "the beginning that right-wing organistaions like RSS were involved in the protest." More here
11: 50 am: Delhi police registers a case or rioting.
Reports say the govt feared more people might join Ramdev and that any delay in taking action against him would only prompt him to make more demands.
11: 40 am: Ramdev reaches Haridwar
11: 20 am: Advani slams the UPA govt
Senior BJP leader LK Advani addresses the media and says this move by the government reminds him of the Jallianwala Bagh incident. Demanding a JPC into all scams, he said the crackdown is a political turing point, just like the emergency. The BJP also accuses the Congress of evading the black money issue.
11: 18 am: Team Anna condemns Govt.'s crackdown on Ramdev
Former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan and former Supreme Court Judge N. Santosh Hegde, who are part of the Jan Lokpal Bill on Sunday condemned the government's crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev's fast-unto-death protest against corruption at the Ramlila ground here, saying the government should resign.
"The government should resign and a caretaker government should take over. Till yesterday the government gave an impression that they were sending emissaries. It is very shocking and the action should be condemned by one and all. People who are supporting corruption are raising the old bogey of RSS and their own ministers are not giving importance," said Bhushan. More here
11: 05 am: Modi, Mulayam back Ramdev
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh says calling Baba Ramdev a thug is unfair. He was responding to senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's comment that Ramdev's activities should be investigated and he's nothing short of of "thug". Meanwhile, Gujarat CM Narendra Modi says this is the beginning of the end of the UPA govt.
10: 50 am: Ramdev didn't keep his promise: Sibal
Union Minister Kapil Sibal said the crackdown at the Ramlila maidan was justified. He said Ramdev went back on his word to end the fast. Sibal said Ramdev was given permission for yoga shivir and that yogis shouldn't teach political asanas.
10: 45 am: Ramdev arrives in Dehradun
Baba Ramdev lands in Dehradun. He is being escorted to his ashram in Haridwar. Baba Ramdev was flown from Delhi by a special plane. Ramdev, who was initially taken to an undisclosed destination from the protest site, was put into an aircraft by Delhi Police from the Palam Airport this morning, officials said.
10: 20 am: BJP to go on satyagraha across the country
BJP president Nitin Gadkari says the party will go on a satyagraha at Raj Ghat this evening at 7. He said this is an attack on democracy and that the UPA has lost all rights to rule. He also said that it was an attempt to impose another emergency in the country.
10: 00 am: Digvijay justifies police action; says Ramdev is ''fraud''
Unfazed by attack from various quarters, Congress today justified the midnight crackdown on Baba Ramdev''s fast against corruption and accused him of "inciting people" despite striking a deal with the government for ending his protest.
Terming the yoga guru as a "fraud", AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh also demanded an inquiry into the "thousands of crores of rupees" of property owned by Ramdev. More here
9: 45 am: Hegde disappointed, calls police action inhuman
Lokpal draft panelist and Karnataka Lokayukta chief Santosh Hegde tells CNN IBN he's disappointed by the way the Delhi police swooped down on Baba Ramdev and his supporters. Watch the video here
9: 30 am: Ramdev being taken to Hardwar: Pillai
Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Sunday said yoga guru Baba Ramdev was being taken to his ashram in Hardwar after police in a midnight action quelled his mass hunger strike and dispersed thousands of his followers. 'He is being taken to his ashram in Hardwar. He will be there by lunch time,' said Pillai. More here
8: 45 am: 30 injured in police crackdown to end Ramdev's protest
Some 30 people were injured in a pre-dawn police crackdown to end yogaguru Baba Ramdev's anti-corruption hunger strike at Ramlila Ground in the capital, officials in a hospital said. A medical officer of the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP)hospital told IANS that some 30 mildly injured people were brought there. More here
'We have decided that we will organise a day's fast on June 8,' Hazare told a news conference and urged Indians across the country to follow suit.
'Wherever you may be, you may stage a fast. And pray to god to give wisdom to this government.'
Hazare, whose five-day fast in April forced the government to set up a panel to draft a Lokpal bill, also denounced the police crackdown on yoga guru Ramdev and the eviction of thousands of his supporters.
7:30 pm: Ramdev's supporters created chaos: Delhi Police
6:15 pm: Bollywood slams crackdown on Baba Ramdev
The film industry might have a split opinion on Baba Ramdev''s cause but many Bollywood names have criticised the police swoop-in on the yoga guru''s hunger strike, saying that everyone has the right to protest.
Actress Raveena Tandon posted on Twitter, "This country gives everyone the Right to protest! remember? If murderers, terrorists are invited 2 join politics, why not a island owning baba?? (sic)"
"It is shocking to see how police and authorities have behaved with the crowds at Ramlila Maidan. It is unfair and undemocratic. SHAME," Anupam Kher wrote on the microblogging site.
6:00 pm: BJP blames PM, Sonia for police crackdown on Ramdev supporters
Dubbing the police action on "peaceful and unarmed" people at Baba Ramdev''s hunger strike as a "shameful" chapter in India''s democracy, BJP today accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi of ordering the crackdown.
The party announced it would hold protests across the country against corruption and "police brutality" against Ramdev and his followers.
"The incident that took place yesterday at midnight at the Ramlila ground is one that has blemished democracy. Those people were protesting against corruption and black money through democratic means. But Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi ordered the atrocities on these people," BJP President Nitin Gadkari said in Lucknow.
2: 55 pm: Mayawati condemns police action on Ramdev, wants SC probe
Condemning police action against Baba Ramdev and his supporters "in strongest terms", Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati today requested the Supreme Court to order a probe as "justice cannot be expected from the Centre" in the issue.
Mayawati termed the crackdown at the Ram Lila Maidan as "inhuman", "undemocratic" and "condemnable". More here
2: 42 pm: Govt had good intentions: Sahai
Sahai: We did not go to the airport to receive Baba Ramdev, but to clarify certain issues. The understanding with Ramdev was that he would call off the hunger strike.
2: 30 pm: Ramdev went back on his word: Subodh Sahai
Union Minister Subodh Kant Sahai holds a press conference to clear the government's stand on the issue. He said all meetings with Ramdev were transparent and he had committed to end the fast by 4pm on Saturday. He adds that the govt tried its best to avoid any confrontation.
2: 00 pm: Patkar decries Ramdev's forceful removal
Activist Medha Patkar, who had initially termed Baba Ramdev''s agitation against corruption as an "expensive" one, today decried the forceful removal of his supporters from their protest site as "undemocratic".
A statement by Patkar, who is part of civil society group National Alliance of People''s Movements (NAPM), said that the group condemned the "sudden and unwarranted" attack on peaceful protesters at Ramlila Maidan. More here
1: 40 pm: Sonia Gandhi responsible: Ramdev
Ramdev: If anything happens to me, Sonia Gandhi should be held responsible.
1: 30 pm: Police bans Ramdev from entering Delhi for 15 days
The Delhi police has banned Baba from entering Delhi for the next 15 days and justified its action saying the organisers did not restrict themselves to a yoga camp as orginally permitted but resorted to a political agitation and made provocative speeches. More here
1: 25 pm: I'm not a criminal: Ramdev
Ramdev: Speaking about black money and corruption is not a crime.
1: 20 pm: Consent letter was forced: Ramdev
Ramdev: The govt was pressurizing me to end my hunger strike. I was forced to sign the consent letter. All demands, except for the black money, was met.
1: 15 pm: My movement not political: Ramdev
Ramdev said the eviction was barbaric and despite his pleas, the police didn't spare women and children. He also added that his movement is not politically motivated as is rumoured.
1: 10 pm: Govt promised an ordinance: Ramdev
Ramdev: Government gave false assurances of agreeing to the demands and then backtracked on its word.
1: 05 pm: Baba says his hunger strike will continue
Ramdev: I will continue my fight against corruption. I faced such atrocity for the first time in my life.
1: 00 pm: Ramdev addresses media from Haridwar
Ramdev: Last night's incident was a black movement for me. Innocent people, including children beaten and dragged in front of my eyes.
12: 36 pm: Sushma Swaraj hold a press conference
Addressing the media, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said the crackdown on supporters could prove fatal to some of the injured. She tweets, " There is a lady Rajbala from Gurgaon in the ICU. She was brutally beaten on her back. Her spine is fractured. She is paralysed for life".
12: 35 pm: BJP demands apology from PM, Sonia over crackdown on Ramdev
The BJP condemning the police crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev's fast-unto-death protest against corruption, said the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, and Congress President Sonia Gandhi should apologise to the nation.
BJP President Nitin Gandkari said the crackdown on Ramdev and his supporters was reminiscent of the emergency days, and announced that the party will hold a 24-hour stir across the nation to protest it.
"The crackdown by police came on the orders of the Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi. We strongly condemn it...The Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi must apologise to the people," he told reporters in Lucknow. More here
12: 25 pm: Ramdev politicized the whole issue, says Sibal
Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal justifying the government's stand and said Baba Ramdev politicized the whole issue. "He had promised only for yoga and the crowd would not exceed 5,000. But around 50,000 persons were present. We had accepted all his demands in written. But Ramdev did not keep up his promise and politicized the issue. He cheated all his supporters," he said.
"Baba turned his yoga session into a political stage. Now, it's clear that Ramdev is the another face of RSS," he added. More here
12: 10 pm: CPI comes down heavily on Government on Ramdev agitation
CPI came down heavily on the UPA Government for not taking political parties and Parliament into confidence while dealing with agitations by Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev against corruption and accused it of "undermining" democratic process.
Party National Secretary D Raja asked why the Government did not act against Ramdev's agitation when it was clear from "the beginning that right-wing organistaions like RSS were involved in the protest." More here
11: 50 am: Delhi police registers a case or rioting.
Reports say the govt feared more people might join Ramdev and that any delay in taking action against him would only prompt him to make more demands.
11: 40 am: Ramdev reaches Haridwar
11: 20 am: Advani slams the UPA govt
Senior BJP leader LK Advani addresses the media and says this move by the government reminds him of the Jallianwala Bagh incident. Demanding a JPC into all scams, he said the crackdown is a political turing point, just like the emergency. The BJP also accuses the Congress of evading the black money issue.
11: 18 am: Team Anna condemns Govt.'s crackdown on Ramdev
Former Law Minister Shanti Bhushan and former Supreme Court Judge N. Santosh Hegde, who are part of the Jan Lokpal Bill on Sunday condemned the government's crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev's fast-unto-death protest against corruption at the Ramlila ground here, saying the government should resign.
"The government should resign and a caretaker government should take over. Till yesterday the government gave an impression that they were sending emissaries. It is very shocking and the action should be condemned by one and all. People who are supporting corruption are raising the old bogey of RSS and their own ministers are not giving importance," said Bhushan. More here
11: 05 am: Modi, Mulayam back Ramdev
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh says calling Baba Ramdev a thug is unfair. He was responding to senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's comment that Ramdev's activities should be investigated and he's nothing short of of "thug". Meanwhile, Gujarat CM Narendra Modi says this is the beginning of the end of the UPA govt.
10: 50 am: Ramdev didn't keep his promise: Sibal
Union Minister Kapil Sibal said the crackdown at the Ramlila maidan was justified. He said Ramdev went back on his word to end the fast. Sibal said Ramdev was given permission for yoga shivir and that yogis shouldn't teach political asanas.
10: 45 am: Ramdev arrives in Dehradun
Baba Ramdev lands in Dehradun. He is being escorted to his ashram in Haridwar. Baba Ramdev was flown from Delhi by a special plane. Ramdev, who was initially taken to an undisclosed destination from the protest site, was put into an aircraft by Delhi Police from the Palam Airport this morning, officials said.
10: 20 am: BJP to go on satyagraha across the country
BJP president Nitin Gadkari says the party will go on a satyagraha at Raj Ghat this evening at 7. He said this is an attack on democracy and that the UPA has lost all rights to rule. He also said that it was an attempt to impose another emergency in the country.
10: 00 am: Digvijay justifies police action; says Ramdev is ''fraud''
Unfazed by attack from various quarters, Congress today justified the midnight crackdown on Baba Ramdev''s fast against corruption and accused him of "inciting people" despite striking a deal with the government for ending his protest.
Terming the yoga guru as a "fraud", AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh also demanded an inquiry into the "thousands of crores of rupees" of property owned by Ramdev. More here
9: 45 am: Hegde disappointed, calls police action inhuman
Lokpal draft panelist and Karnataka Lokayukta chief Santosh Hegde tells CNN IBN he's disappointed by the way the Delhi police swooped down on Baba Ramdev and his supporters. Watch the video here
9: 30 am: Ramdev being taken to Hardwar: Pillai
Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Sunday said yoga guru Baba Ramdev was being taken to his ashram in Hardwar after police in a midnight action quelled his mass hunger strike and dispersed thousands of his followers. 'He is being taken to his ashram in Hardwar. He will be there by lunch time,' said Pillai. More here
8: 45 am: 30 injured in police crackdown to end Ramdev's protest
Some 30 people were injured in a pre-dawn police crackdown to end yogaguru Baba Ramdev's anti-corruption hunger strike at Ramlila Ground in the capital, officials in a hospital said. A medical officer of the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital (LNJP)hospital told IANS that some 30 mildly injured people were brought there. More here
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