New Delhi: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s three-day symbolic fast against black money and corruption comes to an end on Saturday.
Speaking from stage this morning, Ramdev gave an ultimatum to the UPA government saying if they do not agree to his three demands by Saturday evening, then a revolution would start from the Ramlila Maidan itself.
The yoga guru has demanded that the government get back black money stashed abroad, as well as a stringent Lokpal Bill, an independent Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and a citizen's charter - which are also the demands of the now disbanded Team Anna.
"We will wait till evening (to hear from the government on our demands). Our three-day deadline ends then. After that period is over, a roar will arise from this very Ramlila Maidan.
"We have not been taking names. But after then, we will take names who were in fault in this looting of country's wealth," he said addressing the crowd, whose count has been on the decline since yesterday.
Speaking on Friday, Ramdev had said that India could have won a gold if the Olympics gave a medal for corruption.
He asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to demonstrate his "political honesty and will" and act on getting back black money stashed abroad.
Addressing thousands of supporters at the Ramlila Maidan, the yoga guru asked all Indians to support his agitation against black money and graft.
Directing his demand to the Prime Minister, Ramdev said: "Why is the Prime Minister not acting on the issue of black money? The government should reveal the names of those who have black money stashed abroad… Stop making excuses."
"The Prime Minister should demonstrate political honesty and will on black money," he added.
Ramdev said the government should at least inform the people by when they would get the black money back.
"If black money is brought back to the country, the issue of price rise will be solved and high taxes will reduce… The Naxal and Maoist problem will also be solved," he said, adding that every Indian pays around 30 different types of taxes.
"We will wait till Saturday and then announce our future course of action," Ramdev said, reiterating his statement on Thursday that he would give the government three days to act and then decide on the next course of action.
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