New Delhi:  After Baba Ramdev declared today that he would raise an army trained to retaliate if attacked by the government again, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram slammed the yoga icon, saying his "true colours had been exposed". Addressing a press conference, Mr Chidambaram said, "I've seen Ramdev's statement. By making that statement, he has exposed his true colours and intentions. Let him do so and the law will deal with it." Mr Chidambaram The minister's comments came after Mr Ramdev hit a belligerent note earlier in the day, warning the government that the next time protesters would be armed and ready to retaliate. The yoga teacher said, "Next time at Ramlila, it will be Ravanlila. Let's see who gets beaten up."   Baba Ramdev detailed the arms training plan: "Twenty youth from each region will come forward for the fight against corruption. These young people should be 35-40 years old. Not only men, young women must also join them. They must be dedicated, ready to make the ultimate sacrifice. They will be given arms training. We will build an army of 11,000 men and women." The yoga icon is currently on a fast at his Patanjali ashram in Haridwar after the police evicted him along with his supporters from the Ramlila Maidan in the national capital where he had embarked upon an indefinite hunger strike - a campaign that he called a "satyagraha against corruption". He was later flown to Haridwar and has also barred from entering Delhi for fifteen days. Mr Chidambaram said that the police would take a call if Mr Ramdev would be allowed to enter Delhi. He further accused the yoga guru of going back on his word on calling off his fast, a situation that compelled the government to initiate action against him and his supporters at the venue of his fast. "The government sincerely engaged with Baba Ramdev...perhaps he did not have any intention of meeting the promises", Mr Chidambaram said. Claiming that Mr Ramdev had only been given permission for a yoga camp, Mr Chidambaram said that a crowd of nearly 65,000 people gathered backed by members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the youth wing of the BJP, the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). The government has been caught in a face-off with the yoga icon since the weekend, when it ordered the police to dismantle a massive camp that the Baba had organized - it combined yoga with a sit-in against corruption. On Saturday, the Baba launched an indefinite hunger strike. Hours later, the police moved in and arrested the Baba. The 65,000 people gathered at Ramlila Maidan were teargassed and lathi-charged.

Much before the national media went into a frenzy trying to dig information on Baba Ramdev’s wealth, TEHELKA HINDI published a cover story on his business empire and his corrupt ways of purchasing and misusing land. (Yog se Udyog 5 April 2011 by Manoj Rawat and Mahipal Kunwar). Here are some highlights from the article: Politics and money: In response to a question from Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh, Ramdev divulged the turnover of his two trusts, Divya Yog Mandir and Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust as Rs 1,100 crore. He also added that he doesn’t own even a single rupee worth of property in his name. Patanjali Ayurved Limited, which was set up in 2006, donated Rs 10 lakh to the BJP during the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. Ramdev’s aide, Acharya Balkrishna accepted that the company had also donated to the Congress. Land scam: The law enforced by the Congress government of Uttarakhand in 2004 restricts the purchase of land by non-residents of Uttarakhand to 500 sq m. For purchases beyond that, government permission was made mandatory. But by then Ramdev had amassed 800 bighas. Thereafter, the law was diluted with the addition of a clause, according to which, if the government doesn’t respond within three months, a person can purchase any amount of land by filing an affidavit on a Rs 100 stamp paper. In 2007, after the BJP government had come to power, the law was made stricter and the 500 sq m limit was scaled down to 250 sq m. But even this did not deter Ramdev, his trusts and companies from purchasing 1,700 bigha in lieu of two orders issued by the government in July 2008. His proposal was cleared for the purpose of conducting research and manufacturing medicines. But Ramdev instead sought permissions to use 800 bighas of the abovementioned land to set up a technology park in Mustafabad. Similarly, Ramdev bought 600 bigha land in Aurangabad, just 20 km off Haridwar on which he built a Yogagram. Villagers claim that this Yogagram has encroached upon 200 bighas of land owned by gram sabhas. The village Thakur Ajab Singh Chauhan says that much of the encroached land includes that owned by farmers and allotted to Harijans. Access to the jungle has also been cut off as the pathway leading to it runs through the encroached land. The Tehelka team verified this through Revenue records of Uttarakhand. Acharya Balkrishna: His nationality is being questioned but while applying for a passport, he claimed he is an Indian citizen and that his birthplace is Haridwar. On 19 April 1998, the Bareilly passport office issued him a passport (AS 245797). According to the documents accessed by Tehelka, on 5 April 2005 the Local Intelligence Unit, Haridwar, held Balkrishna responsible for attaining the passport and an arms license for a pistol and a rifle (License no. 125/4 and 127/4) by presenting incorrect information. On being asked for his opinion, the senior prosecution officer, Bhopal Dutt Joshi sent a letter to LIU finding Balkrishna guilty of violating Section 468, 471 of IPC and Section 12 - A of the Indian Passport Act. According to a source, in 2006, Balkrishna suggested a draft Act to the higher education department for setting up a private university. The draft had several flaws but instead of addressing them, he contacted the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, ND Tiwari directly and got it cleared. Minimum wage dispute: In May 2005, his brother and the manager of Divya Pharmacy fired 90 labourers who were demanding minimum wages. Later, others also joined in. After 16 days of strike, a tripartite agreement was reached between the Labour Commissioner (Haridwar), Divya Yog Mandir Trust (Kankhal) and the labourers after which the Trust agreed to pay minimum wages. But the very next day, they weren’t allowed to enter the factory premises, and 114 labourers were fired. The matter is still pending with the Labour Commission. Illegal land reclamation: On a tip-off from the villagers, the Tehelka team on its visit to Yogagram, found that the Ratmau River was being filled to reclaim land. On a stretch of around half a kilometre in length, the river was being filled for approximately 20 metres in width. The village Thakur, Ajab Singh Chauhan claims that Ramdev diverted the river to his farms during the last monsoon which rendered 500 bigha land infertile. Ramdev's refusal to name a "corrupt minister": Ramdev caused an uproar in November last year when he said that a minister in Uttarakhand had asked him for a Rs 2 crore bribe to get some work done. He even dragged the Chief Minister, Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri saying that when he complained to him, the CM simply said that the minister should have asked for the money as funds for the party. In response, the CM immediately called a press conference announcing that Ramdev had never complained against the minister and even challenged Ramdev to name the minister. He also warned that he would file a case of defamation against Ramdev. But Ramdev remained silent and did not disclose the minister's name. Uttarakhand Kranti Dal's chairman, Trivendra Singh Pawar claims that Ramdev - who started the drive against corruption- lost the fight on moral grounds when Ramdev instead of naming the minister who demanded a Rs 2 crore bribe, chose to remain silent. Compiled by Shonali Ghosal and Prakhar Jain

If Baba is not Dongi Kindly explain the following: 1) Why FRAUD/DONGI BABA wanted to wear Salvar Khamees like Women if his movement was true??? (He can wear bangles like women) 2) He had been given ample opportunities and the government negotiated with him. But this Dongi man wanted to become Prime Minister? Let him have mandate of the people and come to parliament. 3) Why he wanted to jump out of the podium? 4) Why he wanted to escape and evade arrest? 5) Why he wanted to destabilize UPA government even though his demands were agreed upon. 6) Is it a day and night affairs concerning to his demands? 7) Why can’t he sell his wealth and distribute to the poor if he is true to his movement? 8) Why his close aide escape and hiding still? 9) If he has so much concern for the poor to feed in the black money why can't he feed in the white money which he has? 10) Why can't he sell all those and feed the poor if he has concern for the poor? The income tax investigation will prove how much fraud he has done. WHY  should anyone JOIN WITH DONGI/DESTABLISING ON COMUNAL GROUNDS WITH BABA's. RAMDEV IS A PAKKA DONGI Mysterious Disappearance of Baba Ramdev's Right-hand Man Raises Eyebrows Acharya Balkrishna, who is considered to be the right hand of yoga guru Ramdev, has been missing since June 4. Balkrishna had allegedly  signed a deal with the government on behalf of Ramdev’s camp that the ongoing fast will be called off on June 6. Balkrishna mysteriously went missing on June 4 evening after the government made public a letter, purported to have been signed by him on June 3, promising that the fasting would be called off by June 6. Sources in the government claimed that before the letter was made public, Ramdev had been categorically told that the letter signed by Balkrishna on behalf of his camp would be released if the fasting was not called off by June 4 evening. According to eyewitnesses, Balkrishna, who always remained close to Ramdev, was seen with the yoga guru at Ram Lila Ground till June 4 evening only. Balkrishna’s disappearance from the frame has raised a many eye brows with Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh alleging that he was a criminal in Nepal and managed to get asylum in India. “Balkrishna Acharya, who is seen alongside Ramdev, is a citizen of Nepal and a criminal who sought asylum in India. There should be an inquiry into how he managed to get an Indian passport,” he said. Central Bureau of Investigation and Income Tax Department officials are already on their heels snooping on Ramdev’s assets and transactions. Sources said Balkrishna’s passport is also under the scanner. The two government agencies are learnt to be looking into the various companies, properties and audit accounts under the name of Ramdev and his associates. More particularly, under scrutiny are some 200 companies that are allegedly operating in the names of Ramdev and company.  Balakrishna is alleged to be holding the position of director in 34 companies and Mukta Nand, another associate of Ramdev, is said to be the director of 11 firms. Meanwhile, Baba Ramdev rubbished the allegations levelled against Balkrishna, claiming that he was busy with a “mission”. “Some people are tainting Balkrishna’s reputation without any real proof. Balkrishna is safe and busy with a mission. The Central government is more interested in destroying me than in developing the nation. So something has to be done to protect some people, right?” he charged.

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