Yoga guru Baba Ramdev was arrested at a protest against corruption near the parliament on Monday, putting pressure on a Congress Party-led government trying to revive its political fortunes."We had decided that we would make the government hear our voices by a hunger strike. We were marching peacefully, now the police has stopped us. We respect the law," said Baba Ramdev before being arrested."The Delhi Police has to listen to the government, they are puppets. Congress' hand is not with us; these cops now say they will take me away," he added.He is being taken to Bawana on the outskirts of Delhi. Holding the national tricolour, Ramdev hopped into a open vehicle from outside the Maidan in central Delhi and began his march at 1.15pm. He was soon joined by thousands of his supporters.
"Let us start the march to Parliament. Our march is not to gherao Parliament. But to agitate. None of our volunteers should indulge in violence," he told his supporters before beginning his march.
Earlier, BJP president Nitin Gadkari and JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav shared the dais with Ramdev, who attacked Congress and asked people to throw out the UPA government accusing it of not acting against corruption and black money.
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