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Baba Ramdev arrested in late night swoop

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev [ Images ] was detained early Sunday morning by
the New Delhi [ Images ] police from the stage when he was sleeping
with his followers.

Ramdev, who is on a fast against corruption at the Ramlila gounds in
the capital, tried to evade arrest and jumped from the 15-feet-high
stage. He was gheraoed by women devotees but the police was
well-prepared to take him out of the ground. He was taken to an
unknown destination on the outskirts of New Delhi.

The arrest and police action at around 1.15 am led to mayhem as 30,000
devotees, men and women, were evicted by force by the Delhi police.
More than 5,000 policemen had taken charge of the ground at midnight.

The scene at the Ramlila maidan was scary and ordinary people who were
sleeping were confused. Since most of them were from outside Delhi
they didn't know where to go.

Many devotees got injured while running away from the maidan. Few
young devotees even resorted to stone-throwing but they resorted to a
lathicharge and even burst a few teargas shells.

Shanti Bhushan, a member of the drafting committee of Lokpal bill, has
asked the government to resign for such, 'a drastic and undemocratic
action' against peaceful demonstrators. He called on the government to
resign.

PTI adds: With talks breaking down, the police swooped down on Baba
Ramdev a little past midnight and detained him after firing tear gas
shells and resorting to lathicharge on his supporters to end his
day-old indefinite hunger strike on black money issue.

The dramatic police action came after government and the 46-year-old
yoga guru had accused each other the previous night of betrayal on
mutual assurances.

The drama that broke the midnight calm in the Ramlila Maidan a little
after 1 am unfolded when a large number of police personnel descended
at the protest venue where Ramdev was demanding immediate action to
bring back black money stashed in foreign tax havens.

After daybreak, the police cleared all the remnants of Baba's support
by evicting his followers from the protest site amidst stiff
resistance.

Delhi police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said Baba Ramdev was detained as
he was leaving the site.

Later sources said he was allowed to go out of Delhi and probably he
was headed to Haridwar.

Earlier, Home Secretary G K Pillai had maintained that he was not
arrested or detained, a point echoed by Delhi Police Commissioner B K
Gupta, who also rushed to the spot.

Gupta said there were some security concerns and that the permission
for the yoga camp has been cancelled.

He said Ramdev's supporters indulged in stone throwing. The police did
not use force except to use some tear gas, he added.

Ramdev's key aide, Tijarawala, alleged that he has been "kidnapped" by
the police and he feared for his life. The spokesman appealed to the
Chief Justice of India [ Images ] to intervene and ensure Ramdev's
safety and release.

The police withdrew the permission for his yoga camp and imposed
prohibitory orders after what a senior police official said a
political decision was taken to end the protest.

The previous night the government and Ramdev indulged in a blame game.
Union Minister Kapil Sibal [ Images ], who had negotiated with Ramdev,
made public a letter written by his aide that the fast would be called
off on Saturday evening if the government gave a written assurances on
a legislation to bring back the black money from abroad and stringent
punishment to offenders.

Ramdev hit back, saying the government has indulged in "betrayal and
cheating" and vowed not to talk to Sibal ever in his life. He said he
would go by the word of the prime minister.

After mutual accusations, the government on late Saturday night sent a
fresh letter of assurance on his demands and appealed to him to
withdraw his fast.

Indications that the government could resort to some action were
available when Sibal said that government which always reached out can
also rein in. "If we are accommodative, we can also be firm," he had
said.

In the midnight drama, that was enacted live in front of television
cameras, Ramdev's supporters, who were woken up from their sleep, rose
in protest against the police action.

Some elderly people swooned due to the impact of tear gas shelling
resorted to by police.

Thirty of his supporters have been admitted to a nearby government
hospital for treatment of injuries allegedly suffered during the
police action.

Chaos and commotion prevailed when the police, including a contingent
of the Rapid Action Force (RAF), arrived at the venue and approached
Ramdev, who was sleeping on the specially-erected rostrum from where
he was addressing his supporters throughout the day.

As news spread that Ramdev may be arrested, a posse of supporters,
including women, formed a human cordon around him making the job of
the police difficult to approach him.

Some supporters carried Baba Ramdev, who jumped from the dais, on
their shoulders and that was the last that he was seen on television
screens before he was removed from the place and detained.

Earlier, Ramdev was seen appealing to the supporters to remain calm
and sought to pacify them while urging them not to resort to violence.

There was a minor fire when one of the tear gas shells emitted spark
while falling near the stage. The blaze was put out immediately.

In his address to the supporters, Ramdev appealed to Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh [ Images ] to allow him to be arrested during daytime.

"Why am I being arrested without any information, at night? I appeal
to people to maintain calm...," Ramdev told the gathering.

He also appealed the people of Delhi to come in large numbers to the
protest venue.

A section of supporters threw pots, tripods and mike stands on cops to
prevent them from coming close to the stage.

The crowd dispersed from the stage after police fired tear gas shells.
People were seen vacating the dais and the surrounding area after tear
gas enveloped the whole area.

The supporters also claimed that Baba along with Acharya Bala Krishnan
and Jaydeep Arya, head of Bharat Swabhiman Manch, were arrested.

They also said Swami Sampoornanand, who is second in command, has
taken charge of the agitation and has asked people to gather at Jantar
Mantar.

Banners were torn and mattresses and furniture lay all over the
Ramlila Maidan that resembled a war zone after the police action.

The Ramlila ground was booked for 20 days by Baba Ramdev for a yoga
camp but was turned as the venue for his "satyagraha" movement.

Organisers were asking people not to leave the pandal and continue the
protest. Some of them, associated with Baba's movement, contacted
their associates in respective states to protest against police action
in the morning.

A large number of people were leaving the spot, some were seen arguing
with the policemen that why they have taken such an action when their
protest was peaceful.

Some of the supporters refused to leave the venue saying they will not
move till they get a direction to do so from Baba.

Civil society activists Shanti Bhushan and Swami Agnivesh criticised
the police action to end the hunger strike of Baba Ramdev with former
law minister calling it an Emergency-like situation and demanding the
resignation of the prime minister.

However, Swami Agnivesh was equally critical of Baba Ramdev, saying he
should have called off the fast once the government gave him
assurances on his demands. But instead he instigated his followers to
continue the agitation with the result innocent men and women were
attacked.

Comparing the government's action to that of Emergency in 1975,
Bhushan said it shows to what extent the government can go to protect
black money offenders.

Agnivesh criticised the police action saying this kind of brutal
lathicharge and tear gas shelling on sleeping followers was
condemnable.

He also accused Baba Ramdev for instigating the crowd to stay back and
continue with the agitation even after his demands were met.

"But not calling off the agitation and continuing with some
provocative speeches were not helpful," Agnivesh said, adding the
whole thing was based on some fishy deal.

Another activist and Anna Hazare camp follower, Arvind Kejriwal, said
the action shows this government is drunk with power and the whole
country will agitate against this.

He said they would like the prime minister to explain as to what was
the provocation for such a brutal action.

The decision to conduct the midnight operation at Ramlila Maidan, the
venue of Baba Ramdev's hunger strike, was a "political" one, a top
Delhi police official said.

The operation, which caught Ramdev and his supporters unaware, began
after 1 am and it was almost over within a couple of hours.

"It was a political decision. Otherwise we would not have carried out
the operation although we had given permission only to hold a yoga
camp and not an agitation," said the police official.

He said the police tried to pursued Ramdev to leave the place
peacefully but he did not heed to the request and instead asked his
supporters not to leave the venue.

The official said followers of Ramdev had pelted stones at police personnel.

"We requested him to leave the place peacefully. But he did not listen
to us. Then his supporters started pelting stones at us," said the
official.

With talks breaking down, the police swooped down on Baba Ramdev a
little past midnight and detained him after firing tear gas shells and
resorting to lathicharge on his supporters to end his day-old
indefinite hunger strike on black money issue.

The dramatic police action came after government and the 46-year-old
yoga guru had accused each other the previous night of betrayal on
mutual assurances.

The drama that broke the midnight calm in the Ramlila Maidan a little
after 1 AM unfolded when a large number of police personnel descended
at the protest venue where Ramdev was demanding immediate action to
bring back black money stashed in foreign tax havens.

After daybreak, the police cleared all the remnants of Baba's support
by evicting his followers from the protest site amidst stiff
resistance.

Delhi police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said Baba Ramdev was detained as
he was leaving the site.

Later sources said he was allowed to go out of Delhi and probably he
was headed to Haridwar.

Earlier, Home Secretary G K Pillai had maintained that he was not
arrested or detained, a point echoed by Delhi Police Commissioner B K
Gupta, who also rushed to the spot.

Gupta said there were some security concerns and that the permission
for the yoga camp has been cancelled.

He said Ramdev's supporters indulged in stone throwing. The police did
not use force except to use some tear gas, he added.

Ramdev's key aide, Tijarawala, alleged that he has been "kidnapped" by
the police and he feared for his life. The spokesman appealed to the
Chief Justice of India to intervene and ensure Ramdev's safety and
release.

The police withdrew the permission for his yoga camp and imposed
prohibitory orders after what a senior police official said a
political decision was taken to end the protest.

The previous night the government and Ramdev indulged in a blame game.
Union Minister Kapil Sibal, who had negotiated with Ramdev, made
public a letter written by his aide that the fast would be called off
on Saturday evening if the government gave a written assurances on a
legislation to bring back the black money from abroad and stringent
punishment to offenders.

Ramdev hit back, saying the government has indulged in "betrayal and
cheating" and vowed not to talk to Sibal ever in his life. He said he
would go by the word of the prime minister.

After mutual accusations, the government on late Saturday night sent a
fresh letter of assurance on his demands and appealed to him to
withdraw his fast.

Indications that the government could resort to some action were
available when Sibal said that government which always reached out can
also rein in. "If we are accommodative, we can also be firm," he had
said.

In the midnight drama, that was enacted live in front of television
cameras, Ramdev's supporters, who were woken up from their sleep, rose
in protest against the police action.

Some elderly people swooned due to the impact of tear gas shelling
resorted to by police.

Thirty of his supporters have been admitted to a nearby government
hospital for treatment of injuries allegedly suffered during the
police action.

Chaos and commotion prevailed when the police, including a contingent
of the Rapid Action Force (RAF), arrived at the venue and approached
Ramdev, who was sleeping on the specially-erected rostrum from where
he was addressing his supporters throughout the day.

As news spread that Ramdev may be arrested, a posse of supporters,
including women, formed a human cordon around him making the job of
the police difficult to approach him.

Some supporters carried Baba Ramdev, who jumped from the dais, on
their shoulders and that was the last that he was seen on television
screens before he was removed from the place and detained.

Earlier, Ramdev was seen appealing to the supporters to remain calm
and sought to pacify them while urging them not to resort to violence.

There was a minor fire when one of the tear gas shells emitted spark
while falling near the stage. The blaze was put out immediately.

In his address to the supporters, Ramdev appealed to Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh to allow him to be arrested during daytime.

"Why am I being arrested without any information, at night? I appeal
to people to maintain calm...," Ramdev told the gathering.

He also appealed the people of Delhi to come in large numbers to the
protest venue.

A section of supporters threw pots, tripods and mike stands on cops to
prevent them from coming close to the stage.

The crowd dispersed from the stage after police fired tear gas shells.
People were seen vacating the dais and the surrounding area after tear
gas enveloped the whole area.

The supporters also claimed that Baba along with Acharya Bala Krishnan
and Jaydeep Arya, head of Bharat Swabhiman Manch, were arrested.

They also said Swami Sampoornanand, who is second in command, has
taken charge of the agitation and has asked people to gather at Jantar
Mantar.

Banners were torn and mattresses and furniture lay all over the
Ramlila Maidan that resembled a war zone after the police action.

The Ramlila ground was booked for 20 days by Baba Ramdev for a yoga
camp but was turned as the venue for his "satyagraha" movement.

Organisers were asking people not to leave the pandal and continue the
protest. Some of them, associated with Baba's movement, contacted
their associates in respective states to protest against police action
in the morning.

A large number of people were leaving the spot, some were seen arguing
with the policemen that why they have taken such an action when their
protest was peaceful.

Some of the supporters refused to leave the venue saying they will not
move till they get a direction to do so from Baba.

Civil society activists Shanti Bhushan and Swami Agnivesh criticised
the police action to end the hunger strike of Baba Ramdev with former
law minister calling it an Emergency-like situation and demanding the
resignation of the prime minister.

However, Swami Agnivesh was equally critical of Baba Ramdev, saying he
should have called off the fast once the government gave him
assurances on his demands. But instead he instigated his followers to
continue the agitation with the result innocent men and women were
attacked.

Comparing the government's action to that of Emergency in 1975,
Bhushan said it shows to what extent the government can go to protect
black money offenders.

Agnivesh criticised the police action saying this kind of brutal
lathicharge and tear gas shelling on sleeping followers was
condemnable.

He also accused Baba Ramdev for instigating the crowd to stay back and
continue with the agitation even after his demands were met.

"But not calling off the agitation and continuing with some
provocative speeches were not helpful," Agnivesh said, adding the
whole thing was based on some fishy deal.

Another activist and Anna Hazare camp follower, Arvind Kejriwal, said
the action shows this government is drunk with power and the whole
country will agitate against this.

He said they would like the prime minister to explain as to what was
the provocation for such a brutal action.

The decision to conduct the midnight operation at Ramlila Maidan, the
venue of Baba Ramdev's hunger strike, was a "political" one, a top
Delhi police official said.

The operation, which caught Ramdev and his supporters unaware, began
after 1 am and it was almost over within a couple of hours.

"It was a political decision. Otherwise we would not have carried out
the operation although we had given permission only to hold a yoga
camp and not an agitation," said the police official.

He said the police tried to pursued Ramdev to leave the place
peacefully but he did not heed to the request and instead asked his
supporters not to leave the venue.

The official said followers of Ramdev had pelted stones at police personnel.

"We requested him to leave the place peacefully. But he did not listen
to us. Then his supporters started pelting stones at us," said the
official.

With talks breaking down, the police swooped down on Baba Ramdev a
little past midnight and detained him after firing tear gas shells and
resorting to lathicharge on his supporters to end his day-old
indefinite hunger strike on black money issue.

The dramatic police action came after government and the 46-year-old
yoga guru had accused each other the previous night of betrayal on
mutual assurances.

The drama that broke the midnight calm in the Ramlila Maidan a little
after 1 AM unfolded when a large number of police personnel descended
at the protest venue where Ramdev was demanding immediate action to
bring back black money stashed in foreign tax havens.

After daybreak, the police cleared all the remnants of Baba's support
by evicting his followers from the protest site amidst stiff
resistance.

Delhi police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said Baba Ramdev was detained as
he was leaving the site.

Later sources said he was allowed to go out of Delhi and probably he
was headed to Haridwar.

Earlier, Home Secretary G K Pillai had maintained that he was not
arrested or detained, a point echoed by Delhi Police Commissioner B K
Gupta, who also rushed to the spot.

Gupta said there were some security concerns and that the permission
for the yoga camp has been cancelled.

He said Ramdev's supporters indulged in stone throwing. The police did
not use force except to use some tear gas, he added.

Ramdev's key aide, Tijarawala, alleged that he has been "kidnapped" by
the police and he feared for his life. The spokesman appealed to the
Chief Justice of India to intervene and ensure Ramdev's safety and
release.

The police withdrew the permission for his yoga camp and imposed
prohibitory orders after what a senior police official said a
political decision was taken to end the protest.

The previous night the government and Ramdev indulged in a blame game.
Union Minister Kapil Sibal, who had negotiated with Ramdev, made
public a letter written by his aide that the fast would be called off
on Saturday evening if the government gave a written assurances on a
legislation to bring back the black money from abroad and stringent
punishment to offenders.

Ramdev hit back, saying the government has indulged in "betrayal and
cheating" and vowed not to talk to Sibal ever in his life. He said he
would go by the word of the prime minister.

After mutual accusations, the government on late Saturday night sent a
fresh letter of assurance on his demands and appealed to him to
withdraw his fast.

Indications that the government could resort to some action were
available when Sibal said that government which always reached out can
also rein in. "If we are accommodative, we can also be firm," he had
said.

In the midnight drama, that was enacted live in front of television
cameras, Ramdev's supporters, who were woken up from their sleep, rose
in protest against the police action.

Some elderly people swooned due to the impact of tear gas shelling
resorted to by police.

Thirty of his supporters have been admitted to a nearby government
hospital for treatment of injuries allegedly suffered during the
police action.

Chaos and commotion prevailed when the police, including a contingent
of the Rapid Action Force (RAF), arrived at the venue and approached
Ramdev, who was sleeping on the specially-erected rostrum from where
he was addressing his supporters throughout the day.

As news spread that Ramdev may be arrested, a posse of supporters,
including women, formed a human cordon around him making the job of
the police difficult to approach him.

Some supporters carried Baba Ramdev, who jumped from the dais, on
their shoulders and that was the last that he was seen on television
screens before he was removed from the place and detained.

Earlier, Ramdev was seen appealing to the supporters to remain calm
and sought to pacify them while urging them not to resort to violence.

There was a minor fire when one of the tear gas shells emitted spark
while falling near the stage. The blaze was put out immediately.

In his address to the supporters, Ramdev appealed to Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh to allow him to be arrested during daytime.

"Why am I being arrested without any information, at night? I appeal
to people to maintain calm...," Ramdev told the gathering.

He also appealed the people of Delhi to come in large numbers to the
protest venue.

A section of supporters threw pots, tripods and mike stands on cops to
prevent them from coming close to the stage.

The crowd dispersed from the stage after police fired tear gas shells.
People were seen vacating the dais and the surrounding area after tear
gas enveloped the whole area.

The supporters also claimed that Baba along with Acharya Bala Krishnan
and Jaydeep Arya, head of Bharat Swabhiman Manch, were arrested.

They also said Swami Sampoornanand, who is second in command, has
taken charge of the agitation and has asked people to gather at Jantar
Mantar.

Banners were torn and mattresses and furniture lay all over the
Ramlila Maidan that resembled a war zone after the police action.

The Ramlila ground was booked for 20 days by Baba Ramdev for a yoga
camp but was turned as the venue for his "satyagraha" movement.

Organisers were asking people not to leave the pandal and continue the
protest. Some of them, associated with Baba's movement, contacted
their associates in respective states to protest against police action
in the morning.

A large number of people were leaving the spot, some were seen arguing
with the policemen that why they have taken such an action when their
protest was peaceful.

Some of the supporters refused to leave the venue saying they will not
move till they get a direction to do so from Baba.

Civil society activists Shanti Bhushan and Swami Agnivesh criticised
the police action to end the hunger strike of Baba Ramdev with former
law minister calling it an Emergency-like situation and demanding the
resignation of the prime minister.

However, Swami Agnivesh was equally critical of Baba Ramdev, saying he
should have called off the fast once the government gave him
assurances on his demands. But instead he instigated his followers to
continue the agitation with the result innocent men and women were
attacked.

Comparing the government's action to that of Emergency in 1975,
Bhushan said it shows to what extent the government can go to protect
black money offenders.

Agnivesh criticised the police action saying this kind of brutal
lathicharge and tear gas shelling on sleeping followers was
condemnable.

He also accused Baba Ramdev for instigating the crowd to stay back and
continue with the agitation even after his demands were met.

"But not calling off the agitation and continuing with some
provocative speeches were not helpful," Agnivesh said, adding the
whole thing was based on some fishy deal.

Another activist and Anna Hazare camp follower, Arvind Kejriwal, said
the action shows this government is drunk with power and the whole
country will agitate against this.

He said they would like the prime minister to explain as to what was
the provocation for such a brutal action.

The decision to conduct the midnight operation at Ramlila Maidan, the
venue of Baba Ramdev's hunger strike, was a "political" one, a top
Delhi police official said.

The operation, which caught Ramdev and his supporters unaware, began
after 1 am and it was almost over within a couple of hours.

"It was a political decision. Otherwise we would not have carried out
the operation although we had given permission only to hold a yoga
camp and not an agitation," said the police official.

He said the police tried to pursued Ramdev to leave the place
peacefully but he did not heed to the request and instead asked his
supporters not to leave the venue.

The official said followers of Ramdev had pelted stones at police personnel.

"We requested him to leave the place peacefully. But he did not listen
to us. Then his supporters started pelting stones at us," said the
official.

With talks breaking down, the police swooped down on Baba Ramdev a
little past midnight and detained him after firing tear gas shells and
resorting to lathicharge on his supporters to end his day-old
indefinite hunger strike on black money issue.

The dramatic police action came after government and the 46-year-old
yoga guru had accused each other the previous night of betrayal on
mutual assurances.

The drama that broke the midnight calm in the Ramlila Maidan a little
after 1 AM unfolded when a large number of police personnel descended
at the protest venue where Ramdev was demanding immediate action to
bring back black money stashed in foreign tax havens.

After daybreak, the police cleared all the remnants of Baba's support
by evicting his followers from the protest site amidst stiff
resistance.

Delhi police spokesman Rajan Bhagat said Baba Ramdev was detained as
he was leaving the site.

Later sources said he was allowed to go out of Delhi and probably he
was headed to Haridwar.

Earlier, Home Secretary G K Pillai had maintained that he was not
arrested or detained, a point echoed by Delhi Police Commissioner B K
Gupta, who also rushed to the spot.

Gupta said there were some security concerns and that the permission
for the yoga camp has been cancelled.

He said Ramdev's supporters indulged in stone throwing. The police did
not use force except to use some tear gas, he added.

Ramdev's key aide, Tijarawala, alleged that he has been "kidnapped" by
the police and he feared for his life. The spokesman appealed to the
Chief Justice of India to intervene and ensure Ramdev's safety and
release.

The police withdrew the permission for his yoga camp and imposed
prohibitory orders after what a senior police official said a
political decision was taken to end the protest.

The previous night the government and Ramdev indulged in a blame game.
Union Minister Kapil Sibal, who had negotiated with Ramdev, made
public a letter written by his aide that the fast would be called off
on Saturday evening if the government gave a written assurances on a
legislation to bring back the black money from abroad and stringent
punishment to offenders.

Ramdev hit back, saying the government has indulged in "betrayal and
cheating" and vowed not to talk to Sibal ever in his life. He said he
would go by the word of the prime minister.

After mutual accusations, the government on late Saturday night sent a
fresh letter of assurance on his demands and appealed to him to
withdraw his fast.

Indications that the government could resort to some action were
available when Sibal said that government which always reached out can
also rein in. "If we are accommodative, we can also be firm," he had
said.

In the midnight drama, that was enacted live in front of television
cameras, Ramdev's supporters, who were woken up from their sleep, rose
in protest against the police action.

Some elderly people swooned due to the impact of tear gas shelling
resorted to by police.

Thirty of his supporters have been admitted to a nearby government
hospital for treatment of injuries allegedly suffered during the
police action.

Chaos and commotion prevailed when the police, including a contingent
of the Rapid Action Force (RAF), arrived at the venue and approached
Ramdev, who was sleeping on the specially-erected rostrum from where
he was addressing his supporters throughout the day.

As news spread that Ramdev may be arrested, a posse of supporters,
including women, formed a human cordon around him making the job of
the police difficult to approach him.

Some supporters carried Baba Ramdev, who jumped from the dais, on
their shoulders and that was the last that he was seen on television
screens before he was removed from the place and detained.

Earlier, Ramdev was seen appealing to the supporters to remain calm
and sought to pacify them while urging them not to resort to violence.

There was a minor fire when one of the tear gas shells emitted spark
while falling near the stage. The blaze was put out immediately.

In his address to the supporters, Ramdev appealed to Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh to allow him to be arrested during daytime.

"Why am I being arrested without any information, at night? I appeal
to people to maintain calm...," Ramdev told the gathering.

He also appealed the people of Delhi to come in large numbers to the
protest venue.

A section of supporters threw pots, tripods and mike stands on cops to
prevent them from coming close to the stage.

The crowd dispersed from the stage after police fired tear gas shells.
People were seen vacating the dais and the surrounding area after tear
gas enveloped the whole area.

The supporters also claimed that Baba along with Acharya Bala Krishnan
and Jaydeep Arya, head of Bharat Swabhiman Manch, were arrested.

They also said Swami Sampoornanand, who is second in command, has
taken charge of the agitation and has asked people to gather at Jantar
Mantar.

Banners were torn and mattresses and furniture lay all over the
Ramlila Maidan that resembled a war zone after the police action.

The Ramlila ground was booked for 20 days by Baba Ramdev for a yoga
camp but was turned as the venue for his "satyagraha" movement.

Organisers were asking people not to leave the pandal and continue the
protest. Some of them, associated with Baba's movement, contacted
their associates in respective states to protest against police action
in the morning.

A large number of people were leaving the spot, some were seen arguing
with the policemen that why they have taken such an action when their
protest was peaceful.

Some of the supporters refused to leave the venue saying they will not
move till they get a direction to do so from Baba.

Civil society activists Shanti Bhushan and Swami Agnivesh criticised
the police action to end the hunger strike of Baba Ramdev with former
law minister calling it an Emergency-like situation and demanding the
resignation of the prime minister.

However, Swami Agnivesh was equally critical of Baba Ramdev, saying he
should have called off the fast once the government gave him
assurances on his demands. But instead he instigated his followers to
continue the agitation with the result innocent men and women were
attacked.

Comparing the government's action to that of Emergency in 1975,
Bhushan said it shows to what extent the government can go to protect
black money offenders.

Agnivesh criticised the police action saying this kind of brutal
lathicharge and tear gas shelling on sleeping followers was
condemnable.

He also accused Baba Ramdev for instigating the crowd to stay back and
continue with the agitation even after his demands were met.

"But not calling off the agitation and continuing with some
provocative speeches were not helpful," Agnivesh said, adding the
whole thing was based on some fishy deal.

Another activist and Anna Hazare camp follower, Arvind Kejriwal, said
the action shows this government is drunk with power and the whole
country will agitate against this.

He said they would like the prime minister to explain as to what was
the provocation for such a brutal action.

The decision to conduct the midnight operation at Ramlila Maidan, the
venue of Baba Ramdev's hunger strike, was a "political" one, a top
Delhi police official said.

The operation, which caught Ramdev and his supporters unaware, began
after 1 am and it was almost over within a couple of hours.

"It was a political decision. Otherwise we would not have carried out
the operation although we had given permission only to hold a yoga
camp and not an agitation," said the police official.

He said the police tried to pursued Ramdev to leave the place
peacefully but he did not heed to the request and instead asked his
supporters not to leave the venue.

The official said followers of Ramdev had pelted stones at police personnel.

"We requested him to leave the place peacefully. But he did not listen
to us. Then his supporters started pelting stones at us," said the
official.

Strauss-Kahn gets bail, indicted on sex charges

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was granted bail by a New York
court shortly after he was formally indicted on all sexual assault
charges.

The court agreed to free Strauss-Kahn from a New York City jail on
bail terms of $1 million in cash and also on the condition that he
would remain under house arrest in a Manhattan apartment under the
watch of armed guards.
Strauss-Kahn is allowed to stay with his wife in the apartment.

On June 6, the court will hold an arraignment hearing in which the
exact charges will be revealed.
The former IMF chief, who was indicted on all seven counts, is accused
of groping and mauling a Guinean maid in his room at Sofitel hotel in
Times Square and forcibly tried to have oral sex with her.

Since, prosecutors have argued that he is at flight risk, Strauss-Kahn
has to wear an electronic monitoring device and he will be monitored
by armed guards at his own expense.

IMAGES: 'Anxious' Obama monitors Osama hunt live!

We got him," United States President Barack Obama said as soon as it became clear that the special forces were able to kill Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan's Abbottabad.

Personally monitoring the US special forces operation against the Al Qaeda's top leader, Obama said "We got him" after he was confirmed that bin Laden was dead, according to John Brennan, Deputy National Security Advisor for Counterterrorism and Homeland Security.

Obama had made one of the objectives of his presidency to get hold of bin Laden dead or alive.

"As many of you know, that the President, even when he was a candidate, had a very clear idea about the approach he would take as president towards Osama bin Laden," White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said.

Osama holidaying in Sweden

An amazing picture of Osama bin Laden holidaying with his brothers and sisters in Sweden. He was just 14. Osama's dad had 52 children from different wives. Osama was child #17.

OSAMA DEAD PHOTO OFFICIAL!!!!!!!!!!!