Even as yoga guru Baba Ramdev remained firm on going ahead with his fast to demand urgent steps to curb corruption, the government on Friday made a fresh attempt to pacify the spiritual guru.
Union Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal and Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahay will meet Ramdev to persuade him to call off his proposed hunger strike.They will meet Baba Ramdev at the Ramlila grounds.
Meanwhile, asserting that black money stashed abroad should be declared a national property, Ramdev remained firm on going ahead with his fast to demand urgent steps to curb corruption.
"The black money stashed abroad should be declared national property, and keeping black money should be considered a crime at par with sedition. We are not staging any protest or rebellion," he told reporters here. He further said his movement is not politically motivated.
"It is not sponsored by an individual nor by any political party," he added. Earlier, Anna Hazare announced that he would take part in Ramdev's movement against black money and corruption.
"I will join Baba Ramdev on June 5. I will sit with him on the dais and discuss many issues. If we all get together, then the government will have to concede to our demands,"he told reporters.
The government had earlier deputed Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath and Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Chairman Sudhir Chandra to persuade Baba Ramdev not to undertake the agitation, but the effort failed.
Ramdev had announced his decision to go on a fast over the black money issue last month. He is demanding that black money stashed away in safe havens abroad be brought back to India.
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