With Baba Ramdev refusing to call off his plans to go on an indefinite hunger strike against corruption from Saturday, the government is meeting once again to try and find a solution. Sources have told NDTV that a team of Cabinet ministers will also meet him again today to break the deadlock. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held an emergency meeting with senior Cabinet ministers last night too to discuss how to deal with the yoga guru. This after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay met Baba Ramdev for over two hours at the Delhi airport. The leaders briefed the PM on their discussions with Ramdev and are also understood to have discussed his proposals and ways to defuse the crisis.
Despite government's assurances on its seriousness of tackling corruption and black money, Ramdev has said he will go ahead with fast at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi. "Till there is 100 per cent agreement on all issues and a decisive stage is reached, the fast will go on," the yoga guru said. He is insisting on concrete measures. His plans have put the government in a spot as he claims crores of people will join his 'satyagraha' against corruption.
After the meeting at the airport, Sibal said, "Baba Ramdev raised significant national issues. We listened and responded to him. We agreed to have dialogue in next couple of days. I am sure we will take all those issues into account." Baba Ramdev in a separate gathering also said that he had written three letters to the Prime Minister in connection with his demands to tackle corruption. He also called for the need for fast-track courts at the Central and state level to try cases of corruption. The yoga guru also added that social activist and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare would join his hunger strike. "I give him full support," Anna Hazare said when asked if he supports Baba Ramdev. Anna Hazare will come to Delhi on June 5 to participate in the agitation to be launched by Baba Ramdev. Mr Hazare said ministers are approaching Baba Ramdev to spoil his movement.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had written a letter to Baba Ramdev to appeal him call off his proposed fast. "Corruption is a big problem and we are making serious efforts to tackle it. It's not a divisive issue," he had written in the letter.
The government clearly worried, doesn't want a repeat of an anti-corruption fast similar to that of Anna Hazare, which had galvanized thousands of people forcing the government to give in to his demands.
However, Congress' Digvijaya Singh says the party is not scared of the yoga guru."If Congress were scared of Baba Ramdev, the party would have put him behind bars. Baba Ramdev is more of a businessman now. He charges Rs. 50,000 for teaching yoga," he said.
Despite government's assurances on its seriousness of tackling corruption and black money, Ramdev has said he will go ahead with fast at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi. "Till there is 100 per cent agreement on all issues and a decisive stage is reached, the fast will go on," the yoga guru said. He is insisting on concrete measures. His plans have put the government in a spot as he claims crores of people will join his 'satyagraha' against corruption.
After the meeting at the airport, Sibal said, "Baba Ramdev raised significant national issues. We listened and responded to him. We agreed to have dialogue in next couple of days. I am sure we will take all those issues into account." Baba Ramdev in a separate gathering also said that he had written three letters to the Prime Minister in connection with his demands to tackle corruption. He also called for the need for fast-track courts at the Central and state level to try cases of corruption. The yoga guru also added that social activist and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare would join his hunger strike. "I give him full support," Anna Hazare said when asked if he supports Baba Ramdev. Anna Hazare will come to Delhi on June 5 to participate in the agitation to be launched by Baba Ramdev. Mr Hazare said ministers are approaching Baba Ramdev to spoil his movement.
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had written a letter to Baba Ramdev to appeal him call off his proposed fast. "Corruption is a big problem and we are making serious efforts to tackle it. It's not a divisive issue," he had written in the letter.
The government clearly worried, doesn't want a repeat of an anti-corruption fast similar to that of Anna Hazare, which had galvanized thousands of people forcing the government to give in to his demands.
However, Congress' Digvijaya Singh says the party is not scared of the yoga guru."If Congress were scared of Baba Ramdev, the party would have put him behind bars. Baba Ramdev is more of a businessman now. He charges Rs. 50,000 for teaching yoga," he said.
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