Ramdev ends fast, calls for defeat of Cong in next polls

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev today ended his fast against black money stashed away in foreign banks and corruption, asserting his agitation was ”successful”.Ramdev, who had started his fast on August 9 at Ramlila Maidan,ended his fast at Ambedkar Stadium where he was taken by the Delhi Police yesterday. Ramdev criticized Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and said he has not taken any step on black money even after assuring the nation that the UPA-II alliance will take action on the issue within 100 days.

Two children offered juice to Ramdev to break his fast.”The Congress is responsible for corruption in India. The
Congress is the most corrupt party in India,” he alleged while addressing his supporters at the stadium. Ramdev, who received support of BJP-led NDA, thanked all the political parties for their support to his movement.

He also thanked Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati for their support on the issue of black money.

—-UNI