PS Bali
Amid noisy camera clicks and on dispose huge footages, Baba Ramdev began his crusade against corruption and stashed black money in foreign banks. Little he knew that the government will not let him inflate hood to spew venom against it.
Just before the hours of Baba’s ultimatum to observe hunger strike, police swung into action and detained Baba by trampling hundreds of supporters, who were in half-conscious at the midnight.
This action of government is a tight slap on the democracy of the country, where an individual is stopped for exercising his fundamental rights. According to Indian Constitution, Part III, article 19, where an individual is endowed with freedom of speech and expression, but on the name of law, police triggered panic among the supporters of the Baba Ram Dev at Ram Lila Ground, New Delhi
Though, the action of the police was unjustifiable, but keeping aside emotional affinity and taking things practically. Let us assume that Baba Ram Dev’s protest was not hampered by the police and successfully he got to convince government of his demands, then what next.
First was Social activist Anna Hazare, who observed fast unto death for an anti-corruption law at Jantar Mantar, which received stimulating response from the public, and after 98 hours of strike, government kneeled in front of his demands, he demanded for Lok Pal Bill to bridle on corrupt practices by politicians and bureaucrats, which was accepted by the center and a Lok Pal Bill committee was instructed.
Undoubtedly, the crusade of Anna Hazare stirred people's imaginations, igniting one of the India's biggest mass protests in recent times, following same Baba Ram Dev, high-profile yoga guru announced a fast to compel the UPA government.
But, to what extend it is fair to bully government, who has a lot of other things to do, I may opine the act of Baba Ram dev as a well hatched conspiracy to malign government and to withdraw their attention from other important projects.
In personal, I admire Baba Ram dev but his decision to hold a protest against government is something strange. He knew that people will follow him, as he had ignited strong influence, but it will pay hard if used in negative sense.
We must not forget that present government has done a lot for the country in every sphere from nuclear power to economy and education.
Its under the present government, India became third most powerful country, just after US and China and international experts are gnawing that till 2025, India might outdo them too.
I am not a PR to the government, but I guess it should be highlighted that present government elevated standard of India
I am puzzled, Yog Guru like Baba Ram Dev, who considers himself a patriotic Indian did not uttered a single word regarding spectacular achievements of the Government and now he came up with a crusade against government, though they call it crusade against corruption and black money.
It may be recalled that Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev, earlier had wished to enter main stream politics. And another fact which would not be snubbed is that recently, some Congress members questioned over the property of the Baba, to which Baba never answered.
If Crusade of Baba Ram Dev is believed to be true, then where the Yoga man was at the time when Anna Hazare took on to Jantar Mantar, at that time, if Baba Ram Dev had extended his support, the result would be yielded and government may have mulled over the issue more seriously.
Taking steps arbitrarily is no way to register protest against wrong doings, no matter how monstrous the act is, but things need to be sorted out genuinely and not by blackmailing, under the garb of opposition.
If going by the statistics, it showed that Baba Ram Dev’s protest was just a shoulder for the opposition to gather its vote bank. They convinced Ram Dev, under the name of religion and patriotism.
