Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Indian yoga guru urges supporters to intensify protest to demand an end to corruption
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW DELHI — A popular yoga guru is calling on his supporters to march to India’s Parliament to intensify an anti-corruption protest.
Baba Ramdev and his supporters haven’t eaten for four days as they try to pressure the government into taking steps to end India’s endemic corruption and bring back billions of dollars of illegal money that Indians have stashed in foreign banks.
On Monday, Ramdev told his supporters gathered at a sprawling fairground in New Delhi to be prepared to go to jail during their march since police will try to stop them from holding a rally near Parliament.
Security has been tightened all around the Parliament complex. Roads to the iconic building have been barricaded and large numbers of armed police and paramilitary soldiers have been deployed at major crossroads.
02:16ET 13-08-12
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