Ramdev Baba Arrested and carried away from Ramlila Ground

Ramdev Baba who started his indefinite fast on Saturday at Ramlila Ground, Delhi has been forcefully removed by hundreds of cops from Ramlila Ground at 3:00 am in the morning today (Sunday, 5th June 2011) soon after Saturday midnight. Ramdev Baba’s hunger strike against Black Money and corruption has not even lasted a day long.

Also, his supporters were dispersed by use of tear gas and batons and have taken away Ramdev from the stage, without giving him a single chance to talk to government.

However, on other hand both Delhi Police and home ministry sources insisted that Ramdev had not been arrested and had left the place voluntarily after being served an order to quit the capital.

A former Indian Navy Officer who was present among the thousands of Baba’s supporters said that, “What has happened is disgusting. It was barbarous”. Supporters of Baba present at Ramlila Ground reported that, Delhi Police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) came to Ramlila Ground in great number between 12.45 and 1a.m., which clearly indicates that this was a pre-planned operation.

Also a Police Officer said that, they just wanted to serve the government order to Ramdev to quit the Capital as Ramlila ground had been allocated for holding a yoga camp and not for what it was being used.

Thinking that, he may be arrested by the Delhi Cops Ramdev took up a mike and appealed his supporters not to involve in any kind of violence over the place, soon he jumped among the crowd saying similar words.

Soon after this Police started to use his batons to control the situation as the crowd started throwing rings around Baba and the situation quickly slipped out of hand. Some protestors whipped out fire extinguishers to try to keep the police at bay. Some of the followers of baba fell down of stage protecting him from Police.

Within few hours, the ground was emptied and only few people almost 100 remained there in agitation.