An internal Battle is going on in T.Anna on the issue of campaigning with Ramdev. Earlier Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev met on April 20, 2012 and addressed the media about their future co bonded campaign and tour plans.Anna also announced a Joint- fast at Jantar Mantar 3 June . Not a single IAC member was present at the conference in Gurgaon.
But later it was announced Anna will not tour with Baba Ramdev, He and Ramdev will share stage wherever they meet during their all-India tour. However, there will be no joint tour and campaign.
This change of decision and some other factors indicates row within Team Anna over campaigning with Baba.
On Sunday, June 3(2012) as announced by Anna on April 20 , Anna and Ramdec shared a stage on Jantar Mantar and sat on a day-long fast. Fast went successful and now there is a possibility of Anna and Ramdev campaigning together. Yet , no clear response is obtained from members of Team Anna on the movement’s association with the yoga guru. Earlier Anna was also not in great support of Ramdev , but now Anna is in support of the Anna-Ramdev bond.and believes that the association with yoga guru will create pressure on the government and there is no harm in attacking the government on the black money issue.
Anna also finds Ramdev’s strategies acceptable. During a twenty minute-long speech at Jantar Mantar on 3 June, Hazare did not name a single political leader as decided by Ramdev.However, many in the team including Arvind Kejriwal do not agree with this view.
However, Team Anna is not as much straight as Anna on issue of associating with Ramdev. Team is divided in pro-Ramdev(supporters) and anti Ramdev (opposers) groups.
Bhushan chose his words carefully. “We support Baba Ramdev on the issue which he is undertaking and he supports us on the Lokpal issue. But, the campaign will not be held on a common platform. It was Ramdev who talked about a joint campaign but our team had nothing said anything on it"
BACKGROUND
Ramdev has been with the movement from the very beginning. On 14 November, 2010, Ramdev and Kejriwal were two of the ten people who signed a petition demanding the arrest of Suresh Kalmadi, then union sports minister. . On 27 February, 2011, Ramdev held a rally in Delhi’s Ramlila ground which was attended by Anna Hazare. But these were events before the launch of Lokpal movement
Source:http://www.firstpost.com/india/to-be-or-not-to-be-with-baba-ramdev-team-anna-stands-divided-337213.html
But later it was announced Anna will not tour with Baba Ramdev, He and Ramdev will share stage wherever they meet during their all-India tour. However, there will be no joint tour and campaign.
This change of decision and some other factors indicates row within Team Anna over campaigning with Baba.
On Sunday, June 3(2012) as announced by Anna on April 20 , Anna and Ramdec shared a stage on Jantar Mantar and sat on a day-long fast. Fast went successful and now there is a possibility of Anna and Ramdev campaigning together. Yet , no clear response is obtained from members of Team Anna on the movement’s association with the yoga guru. Earlier Anna was also not in great support of Ramdev , but now Anna is in support of the Anna-Ramdev bond.and believes that the association with yoga guru will create pressure on the government and there is no harm in attacking the government on the black money issue.
Anna also finds Ramdev’s strategies acceptable. During a twenty minute-long speech at Jantar Mantar on 3 June, Hazare did not name a single political leader as decided by Ramdev.However, many in the team including Arvind Kejriwal do not agree with this view.
However, Team Anna is not as much straight as Anna on issue of associating with Ramdev. Team is divided in pro-Ramdev(supporters) and anti Ramdev (opposers) groups.
- The anti- Ramdev group argues that allying with Ramdev will do more damage to the movement than good.Those who oppose Ramdev Believes that Ramdev is associated with rss.
- The anti-Ramdev lobby argues that it is fine to hold closed door discussions with Ramdev and extend moral support to him but keep him at arm’s length.
- In June last year, Ramdev said that there was nepotism in the joint drafting committee of Lokpal bill due to the presence of two members of the Bhushan family. This is another reason why a part of T.Anna dislikes Ramdev
Bhushan chose his words carefully. “We support Baba Ramdev on the issue which he is undertaking and he supports us on the Lokpal issue. But, the campaign will not be held on a common platform. It was Ramdev who talked about a joint campaign but our team had nothing said anything on it"
BACKGROUND
Ramdev has been with the movement from the very beginning. On 14 November, 2010, Ramdev and Kejriwal were two of the ten people who signed a petition demanding the arrest of Suresh Kalmadi, then union sports minister. . On 27 February, 2011, Ramdev held a rally in Delhi’s Ramlila ground which was attended by Anna Hazare. But these were events before the launch of Lokpal movement
Source:http://www.firstpost.com/india/to-be-or-not-to-be-with-baba-ramdev-team-anna-stands-divided-337213.html
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