Baba Ramdev got nothing through hunger strike – just a letter of assurance from government

Baba Ramdev got nothing through hunger strike –
just a letter of assurance from government

4th June 2011 –
Baba Ramdev sat on the hunger strike on issues relating corruption and black money.

Baba Ramdev demanded following things government of India should do
demands for national cause –


1. About 400 Lac Crore of Black money, which is national property. Country must get it back.

2. Legislation of strong Lokpal Bill to completely remove corruption

3. Removal of foreign governing system in independent Bharat so that everyone can get social and economical justice

4.Enacting a law to confiscate black money - Government is already doing this

5.Surveillance on those visiting tax havens abroad - Reality is that government knows it already who goes and does what .


Baba said he will not demand a ban on high-denomination currency notes - Recall and abolish all highest currency denominations – 1000, 500, and if possible 100 Rs. Notes.

Baba Ramdev knew on Friday what government is going to say as deal was struck on Friday only.

All the drama was going on regarding hunger strike; in the evening Baba Ramdev said that he will soon announce the good news.

But in a government conference Union Minister Kapil Sibal's released the letter by Acharya Balkrishan, Ramdev's key aide Sibbal said that he would call off the agitation by mid-day.

On Friday the assurance was given by the government regarding three demands now the question is why Baba Ramdev did not told the Indian citizens about this understanding.

Why he kept everyone glued to Television what will happen next when Baba Ramdev knew about it.

Why Baba Ramdev kept everyone waiting and in the dark?


Now government has sent Baba Ramdev a letter assuring him following things.

1. A law will be made regarding black money

2. Black money will be declared as national asset for which a committee will be set up.

3. people guilty of corruption will be given exemplary punishment

Exemplary punishment does not mean death punishment or life imprisonment.

3 years or 5 years or 7 years of punishment can be also termed as exemplary punishment.
Do you remember any committee which was formed and the recommendations of that committee followed by government of India?

Lokpal bill is pending from year 1969 still we see that Government is not ready to accept the demands of Anna.

So what we got so what Ramdev Baba got?
A letter, a letter has no value in the eyes of law.

After signing a UN convention regarding black money government has to do all things.

More than sixty years we are listening we will remove poverty we will give electricity

Do you think government will pass a law and even if government passes a law after how many years you think a law will be passed by government of India?

Do you think hunger strike by Baba Ramdev achieved nothing except publicity?

Just think what Baba Ramdev got through this Hunger strike?

Do you think Baba Ramdev got Publicity?


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Saturday, June 04, 2011

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Ilyas Kashmiri suspect of Mumbai Terror Attack killed in Pakistan by US Drone – BBC reports

Ilyas Kashmiri suspect of Mumbai Terror Attack killed in
Pakistan by US Drone – BBC reports

Updated – Saturday, June 04, 2011 – 5.30 IST

Few days back America gave the list of Top 5 Most wanted terrorist to Pakistan which included the name of Ilyas Kashmiri.
Below are the names of 5 most wanted terrorist which America wants

1.
Ayman al-Zawahiri

2.
Mullah Omar

3.
Sirajuddin Haqqani

4.
Atia Abdur Rehman

5.
Ilyas Kashmiri – Killed in Drone Attack


For India also its good news as Ilyas Kashmiri was linked to November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.



Illyas Kashmiri is the chief of Harkatul Jihad al-Islami (HuJI).
Kashmiri also headed the Al Qaeda's 313 Brigade.
He is said to have masterminded the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, the Mehran naval base strike and an attack on the American consulate in Karachi in 2006.



Today BBC reported that last night The US drones targeted a location 20 km from Wana, one of the main towns in South Waziristan a drone fired two missiles at the spot and two more missiles were fired after a short interval, BBC Urdu reported that the nine militants were killed in the drone strike including Ilyas Kashmiri.

Government officials in Pakistan confirmed the Drone attacks but they did not confirm that the drone attack killed terrorist Ilyas Kashmiri.
Officials said all the dead militants were Punjabi Taliban.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said, "I do not have any information now." In connection with this attack and death of Ilyas Kashmiri.

In September 2009 it was reported that Kashmiri got killed in an attack by a US spy plane in North Waziristan

Still the news is not confirmed by American or Pakistani government.

Updated – Saturday, June 04, 2011 – 5.30 IST

HUGI and QAEDA – Confirmed Illyas Kashmiri killed in Drone attacks.


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Saturday, June 04, 2011

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Video Lyrics of the song For the First Time by Kenny Loggins

Video Lyrics of the song For the First Time by Kenny Loggins

Lyrics of the song For the First Time by Kenny Loggins watch the video of the song for the first time below the lyrics.

Are those your eyes?
Is that your smile?
I've been looking at you forever
Yet I never saw you before


Are these your hands?
Holding' mine?
Now I wonder how
I could've been so blind

For the first time
I am looking in your eyes
For the first time
I’m seeing' who you are

I can't believe how much I see
When you're looking back at me
Now I understand what love is
Love is for the first time

Can this be real?
Can this be true?
Am I the person I was this morning?
And are you the same you?

It's all so strange
How can it be?
All along this love
Was right in front of me

For the first time
I am looking in your eyes
For the first time
I’m seeing' who you are

I can't believe how much I see
When you're looking back at me
Now I understand what love is
Love is for the first time


Such a long time ago
I had given up on finding'
This emotion ever again
But you’re here with me now

Yes I've found you some how
And I've never been so sure
And for the first time
I am looking in your eyes

For the first time
I’m seeing' who you are
I can't believe how much I see
When you're looking back at me

Now I understand what love is
Love is for the first time

Watch the lyrics video of the song for the first time by Kenny Loggins




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Friday, June 03, 2011

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RTI activist, whistleblower Ramesh Agarwal arrested, humiliated chained to hospital bed by Chhatisgarh Police

RTI activist, whistleblower Ramesh Agarwal arrested,
humiliated chained to hospital bed by Chhatisgarh Police

2010 –
RTI activist, whistleblower Ramesh Agarwal written to Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh asking for environment clearance to be cancelled of Jindal plant for violating green norms.


After that Union Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh cancelled the environment clearance of Jindal Steel and Power Plant.

Ramesh Agarwal spoke against Jindals at a public hearing.
Agarwal is accused of defamation, insult and of making false statements.

May 28 –
Business group, Jindals filed complaint against Ramesh Agarwal.After that Agarwal was arrested on May 28 by Chhatisgarh Police.

CNN-IBN got the photographs which clearly show that RTI activist, whistleblower Ramesh Agarwal was chained and handcuffed by Police.

Chaining and handcuffing is a direct violation of Supreme Court guidelines related to
Under trials and is a punishable offence.

His son Dhananjay Agarwal said that his father was paying the price for exposing environmental violations by the powerful business groups.

Raipur Superintendent of Police Rahul Sharma refuted the charge that Chhattisgarh Police has handcuffed Agarwal and instead blamed the jail authorities.

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Friday, June 03, 2011

Source – CNNIBN

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Short Biography of Baba Ramdev History of Swami Ramdev

Short Biography of Baba Ramdev History of Swami Ramdev

Name - Ramkishan Yadav known as Baba Ramdev or Swami Ramdev
Parents name - Gulab Devi and Ram Nivas Yadav Ordinary Poor Indian Family
Birth Year – 1965
Birth Place - Ali Saiyad Pur village of Mahendragarh district in Haryana state of India.

Education – 8th Standard


After that He joined yogic monastery (gurukul) in Khanpur village. There, he started learning the techniques of Yoga

After staying in Gurukul he took the Sanyas and took the name of Ramdev.
After changing name he went to Jind district and joined the Kalva gurukul. There, he started teaching Yoga to the villagers across Haryana.

After staying few years Baba Ramdev traveled to the Himalayas, spending a number of years there.

Later he came back and stayed in Haridwar.
He is also one of the founder members of the Yoga Empire Divya Yog Mandir Trust, Haridwar, whose aim is to popularize Yog and Ayurved in the general public.



Divya Yoga Mandir Trust - Baba Ram Dev established the Divya Yoga Mandir Trust in 1995. In this project, he was accompanied by Acharya Karamveer and Acharya Balkrishna. The headquarters of the trust are at the Kripalu Bagh Ashram of Haridwar.

Baba Ramdev also started his political ambitions and educating Indians on various topics
Under Banner of Bharat Swabhiman Trust.
Rajiv Dixit is the one who made Bharat Swabhiman Trust Popular in India.
Rajiv Dixit who had been moving all over India from one corner to another for the last 20 years continuously, delivering speeches in the public with the intention to eradicate corruption, crime, poverty and fake politics from India.
Rajiv Dixit died on 30 November 2010.

Baba Ramdev is the host of a program named 'Divya Yog' that airs on Aastha TV
Everyday, at 5 am in the morning.
He has been conducting week long training camps in cities all over India.

Media has also reported that Aastha channel is controlled by Baba Ramdev.


Baba Ramdev teaches Pranayama, a form of Yoga.
The program consists of six breathing exercises, practiced in the
Following sequence

1. Bhastrika Pranayama

2. Kapal Bhati Pranayama

3. Bahaya Pranayama

4. Anulom Vilom Pranayama

5. Bhramri Pranayama

6. Udgeeth Pranayama

Baba Ramdev’s project, the Patanjali Yog Peeth Trust, was inaugurated on August 6, 2006 by Bhairon Singh Shekhavat, then Vice-President of India in the presence of 17 dignitaries including C.M.s and Governors of the different states

Baba Ramdev has started following institutions also

1. Patanjali Ayurved College

2. Patanjali Chikitsalaya

3. Yog Gram

4. Go-Shala

5. Patanjali Herbal Botanical Garden

6. Organic Agriculture Farm

7. Patanjali Food and Herbal Park Ltd

8. Divya Prakashan - Yog Sandesh is its authorized journal which is being published in 11 languages viz. Hindi, English, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Oriya, Assamese, Nepali, Kannad and Telugu. Monthly readers of this multi lingual journal are more than one million.

Patanjali Yog Peeth has acquired a Scottish Island for about £2 million to set up a wellness retreat. The acquisition of the land itself was carried out by a Scottish couple of Indian origin, Sam and Sunita Poddar, to expand the base of Patanjali Yog Peeth the institution founded by Ramdev. These premises will be administered by the Patanjali Yogpeeth (UK) Trust

June 2011 –
Ramdev Baba is planning to launch the nationwide protest against the issues of corruption and black money stashed in foreign banks from June 4 at Ramleela Maidan in Delhi.

Baba Ramdev and Awards –

January 2007 -
Honorary Doctorate, by Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, (Orissa)

March 2010 –
Honored with Degree of Doctorate of Sciences by Amity University, Noida

April 2010 –
Honored with honorary degree of Doctor of Science by Dr D. Y. Patil Deemed University.

January 2011 –
Honored with Sri Chandrashekharendra Saraswati National Eminence Award by Maharashtra Governor K. Shankaranarayanan.


Controversies and Baba Ramdev –

March 2005 –
113 employees of Divya Yoga Mandir Trust, Haridwar started an agitation for minimum wages and employees’ rights such as coverage under the Provident Fund and Employees’ State Insurance schemes.
After discussions and meetings agreement was reached between the workers, management and the district administration.
However, some agitating workers were dismissed by the Trustees after being alleged for sabotage.
Their case was taken up by a trade union controlled by the Communist Party of India (Marxist). They are still to be reinstated.

January 2006 –
In January 2006, Brinda Karat, a senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) accused the Divya Pharmacy, owned by Divya Yog Mandir Trust for using human and animal bones in their medicines.

December 2006 –
Swami Ramdev claimed to cure diseases such as AIDS and cancer through yoga and ayurvedic drugs sold by his Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
He also went on to suggest that sex education should be replaced by yoga, which was the way to AIDS awareness, prevention and cure.

Media has also reported that Baba Ramdev claims that cancer of the breast, liver, prostate, uterus, pituitary gland, brain tumors and leukemia by practicing the seven breathing exercises.

July 2009 –
Baba Ramdev is against Homosexuality and Gay people
In July 2009, when Delhi High Court gave a verdict under decriminalizing homosexuality in Delhi, Baba called a press conference and said, “This verdict of the court will encourage criminality and sick mentality.
This kind of thing is shameful and insulting to all of us.
We are blindly following the West in everything.
This is breaking the family system in India.
Homosexuals are sick people, they should be sent to hospitals for treatment. If the government brings this law, I will take this matter to the streets of Delhi in protest.”

Suggested Reading –
Know the demands of Baba Ramdev and Analysis of demands of Baba Ramdev Baba Ramdev said he would go on a fast unto death in New Delhi from 4 June
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/06/know-demands-of-baba-ramdev-and.html

Baba Ramdev, His Properties and Politics –
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/02/baba-ramdev-his-properties-and-politics.html

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Thursday, June 02, 2011

Keyword Tag – Baba Ramdev Biography Short Autobiography Baba Ramdev Yoga guru Swami Ramdev

Alcohol and Drinking Age in different countries and states Brief Comparison of Drinking age in different states

Alcohol and Drinking Age in different countries and
states Brief Comparison of Drinking age in different states

1-
Gujarat and Mizoram and drinking age
Gujarat and Mizoram both have prohibited legally it is not allowed to drink alcohol in both states. Alcohol is easily available in both states. Just have to pay more.



2- Maharashtra State and drinking age
Beer – Age 21
Minimum drinking age in the state is now 25 years for consumption of rum, whisky, vodka and country-made liquor.

3- Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu and drinking age
In Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu you can buy and drink alcohol at the age of 21.

4- Kerala, Goa, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh and drinking age
Kerala, Goa, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh one can start drinking alcohol at the age of 18

4. - china and Singapore and drinking age
In both china and Singapore one can start drinking alcohol at the age of 18

5- Japan –
In Japan minimum age to drink is 20 Years.

6-South Korea
In South Korea minimum age to drink alcohol is 19 Years.

7- Pakistan –
Only Non Muslims can drink after the age of 21.
In Islamic nations drinking is normally banned.

8-Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Venezuela, Australia, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia, Lithuania, France, Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia fix legal drinking age at 18.

9-In Austria, Belgium, Germany – legal age to drink 18

10-the Netherlands, and Switzerland, a purchaser of beer or wine must be 16 years of age, and 18 years for spirits.

11-In Italy and Portugal, 16 year olds can buy and drink or work in a place selling alcohol.

12-In the Scandinavian countries the legal drinking age is 18 years.
In Denmark, the legal age for buying alcoholic beverages containing 1.2 -16.5 per cent alcohol is 16 years in shops and 18 years in bars and restaurants

13-n the United Kingdom, the minimum age to purchase alcohol is 18 years in a bar and in private; the minimum age to consume alcohol is 5 years.

14- United states – Legal age to drink is 21 years as per National Minimum Drinking Age Act in 1984

Ban is not solution and one can vote at the age of 18 then should be allowed to drink at the age of 18.

Important is teaching the people benefits of not drinking and benefits of controlled drinking.

Ban the alcohol gives chance to do corruption to government officers.

Increase in age also gives chance and it increases the corruption done by the alcohol shop owners and government officers.

Government should never give subsidy to alcohol or wine making factories.

After all we got one life and one should have full right on his life

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Thursday, June 02, 2011

Keyword Tag - Drinking age Alcohol Age State Countries

Lokayukta''s recommendation to sack Delhi PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan rejected by President Pratibha Patil

Lokayukta''s recommendation to sack Delhi PWD Minister
Raj Kumar Chauhan rejected by President Pratibha Patil

Ending months of uncertainty, President Pratibha Patil has rejected the city Lokayukta's recommendation to sack Delhi PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan for his alleged involvement in protecting a leading resort in a tax evasion case



The Home Ministry today conveyed decision of the President through a letter to Lokayukta Justice Manmohan Sarin who indicated his deep disappointment over rejection of his recommendation, saying such reverses are expected when moral values are sought to be enforced.

” The President has not accepted the findings and recommendations made by the Lokayukta against Chauhan," the Home Ministry said in the letter.Sarin had in February recommended to the President to "withdraw her pleasure" for the Minister to continue in office, holding him guilty of misconduct of "grave nature”.

Home Minister P Chidambaram, when asked about President's rejection of the Lokayukta's recommendation, said the procedure has been followed in dealing with the report by the anti-corruption watchdog.

” There is a procedure to deal with the report. That procedure has been followed," Chidambaram said. Justice Sarin's order had come in a case pertaining to Chauhan's alleged involvement in influencing a team of tax officials when they were carrying out a survey in the Tivoli Garden resort in South Delhi in February last year.

The Lokayukta order had said that "the Minister made a telephone call to the Commissioner of Trade of Taxes in the evening of February 20 last year when a team of tax officials were carrying search and survey at the premises of Tivoli Garden Resort to unearth huge evasion of taxes and concealment of income."

Earlier this month, Delhi government had sent a detailed report to the Union Home Ministry rejecting the Lokayukta's recommendation.

The Home Ministry had asked Delhi Government to file a report on Lokayukta's recommendation.

In his defense, Chauhan had said as public representative, he gets lots of calls from people requesting for favors and he only responded to such a call.

This case again proves that we need to bring Prime Minister and all the politicians under Lokpal.


Suggested Reading –
Lokayukta an Indian Tiger without teeth – Case of Tivoli Garden Resort hotel and
PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/03/lokayukta-indian-tiger-without-teeth.html

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Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Keyword Tag – Tivoli Garden PWD Minister Raj Kumar Chauhan President Patil Reject

Source - PTI

Know the demands of Baba Ramdev and Analysis of demands of Baba Ramdev Baba Ramdev said he would go on a fast unto death in New Delhi from 4 June

Know the demands of Baba Ramdev and Analysis of demands of
Baba Ramdev Baba Ramdev said he would go on a fast unto death in New Delhi from 4 June

Ramdev Baba is planning to launch the nationwide protest against the issues of corruption and black money stashed in foreign banks from June 4 at Ramleela Maidan in Delhi.



Baba Ramdev said he would go on a fast unto death in New Delhi from 4 June over the issue of corruption and illicit money being stashed abroad.

Baba Ramdev has said that he would break his fast only if the government drafts a strong anti-corruption Bill with death sentence for the corrupt as its focal point.

Baba Ramdev also demanded that the 400 lakh cores which were stashed outside the country to be brought back to India.

Ramdev said, “My hunger strike will continue until the government retrieves the black money and draft a strict Lokpal Bill.”

Following are the demands of Baba Ramdev –

1.
demand the death penalty for corrupt officials

2.
A ban on high-denomination currency notes - Recall and abolish all highest currency denominations – 1000, 500, 100

3.
recovery of black money - Immediately declare all wealth in foreign countries being held by Indians illegally , as National Property

4.
strong Lokpal Bill - Enact a strong and effective Jan Lokpal bill by August 2011

5.
Immediately sign and ratify the UNCAC – United Nations Convention against Corruption

6.
putting an end to the ‘British rule’ in democratic India - Remove all English(British) based system from all parts of the country

7.
Election Reform – Prime Minister should be directly elected by the Citizens of India.

8.
Everyone should declare annually the income, not only at the time of elections.

9.
Income Tax Details should be brought under the Right to information Act.


Analysis of Demands of Baba Ramdev –

Demand One - demand the death penalty for corrupt officials

Yes I agree with this demand. If we will demand death punishment then government will agree for life imprisonment for corruption.

Demand 2 of Baba Ramdev Baba –
A ban on high-denomination currency notes - Recall and abolish all highest currency denominations – 1000, 500, 100

Yes I totally agree with this demand of Baba Ramdev regarding ban on high-denomination currency notes - Recall and abolish all highest currency denominations – 1000, 500, 100

Demand No.3 of Baba Ramdev - Recovery of black money - Immediately declare all wealth in foreign countries being held by Indians illegally, as National Property

Yes I totally agree with this demand. Government should declare it as a national property immediately.

Demand NO.4 of Baba Ramdev – strong Lokpal Bill - Enact a strong and effective Jan Lokpal bill by August 2011

Yes I totally agree with this demand.

Demand No.5 of Baba Ramdev – Immediately sign and ratify the UNCAC – United Nations Convention against Corruption

Yes I agree with Baba Ramdev.

But now here is the problem that media has reported that Baba Ramdev says that Prime Minister and judiciary should not come under Lokpal.

Now if we sign the UNCAC convention ,it clearly says that a separate agency should be established which will investigate President and Prime Minister every one from top to bottom.

So here Baba Ramdev needs to think on this Issue.

Please tell me in India which agency separate independent we got in India to investigate
Corruption done by the Prime Minister or Judiciary.

Demand No.6 of Baba Ramdev – putting an end to the ‘British rule’ in democratic India - Remove all English (British) based system from all parts of the country

It is impossible to do this, we need to change and bring amendments to existing laws.

7.
Election Reform – Prime Minister should be directly elected by the Citizens of India.

Yes I Agree with this demand Not Only Prime Minister but people should elect directly the chief minister also.

8.
Everyone should declare annually the income, not only at the time of elections.

Yes I agree with this demand.

9.
Income Tax Details should be brought under the Right to information Act.

Yes I agree with this demand


We do not want religious Hindu or Muslim India.
We want democratic India where Constitution of India will be supreme.
The constitution of India should be on top of every religious book.

Suggested Reading –
Short Biography of Baba Ramdev History of Swami Ramdev
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/06/short-biography-of-baba-ramdev-history.html


Baba Ramdev got nothing through hunger strike –just a letter of assurance from government
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2011/06/baba-ramdev-got-nothing-through-hunger.html


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Wednesday, June 01, 2011

Keyword Tag – Baba Ramdev demands 4th June Fast unto death Delhi