Ramdev Police Crackdown

• Baba Ramdev announces launch of campaign against black money

  Yoga guru Ramdev on Sunday announced a fresh agitation against black money and corruption with a one-day dharna at New Delhi on June 3, marking the first anniversary of police crackdown on Ramlila grounds.

• Ramlila crackdown: Top five excerpts from Supreme Court verdict on Government, Ramdev

  Coming down heavily on the government and Delhi Police, the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered prosecution of police personnel involved in the midnight crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters in June last year.

• Ramlila crackdown: Supreme Court slams Govt, Delhi Police; also pulls up Ramdev

  The Supreme Court has sternly pulled up the government and Delhi Police for the midnight crackdown in June last year at yoga teacher Baba Ramdev's Ramlila ground rally, saying the incident could have been avoided by more patient handling by the state. The court has also found Baba Ramdev guilty of negligence.

• Supreme Court on Ramdev rally crackdown: Top 10 developments

  The Supreme Court has pulled up both the police and Baba Ramdev for the midnight chaos in June last year at the Yoga teacher's rally at Delhi's Ramlila grounds, which ended in a police crackdown on his followers and the death of one.

• Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister 'accountable' for Ramdev camp crackdown: BJP

  Against the backdrop of the Supreme Court slamming the Delhi Police for its midnight crackdown against supporters of Ramdev, the BJP has held Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union ministers P Chidambaram and Kapil Sibal "accountable" for the incident.

• Supreme Court on Ramlila crackdown: Highlights

  Pronouncing its order on Delhi Police's midnight crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev's camp in New Delhi, the Supreme Court today rapped the State and the Delhi Police on its knuckles in what it termed as a case of "police excess". The court also held the yoga guru guilty of negligence.

• Ramlila crackdown: Supreme Court pulls up police; says Ramdev guilty of negligence

  Coming down heavily on the State and Delhi Police, the Supreme Court today ordered prosecution of police personnel involved in the midnight crackdown on yoga guru Ramdev and his supporters in June last year, saying it was a strike at the foundation of democracy.

• Supreme Court verdict on Delhi Police's midnight crackdown on Baba Ramdev today

  The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict today on the issue of midnight crackdown on yoga guru Ramdev and his followers at Ramlila Maidan by the Delhi Police on June 4-5 last year during his anti-corruption agitation. The apex court had taken suo motu cognisance of media reports purportedly showing brutality of police action against the followe...

• Ramdev eviction not Chidambaram's decision: Centre tells Supreme Court

  The Centre today told the Supreme Court that the decision to evict Baba Ramdev from the Ramlila Grounds in a midnight crackdown was taken by the Delhi Police, and not by Home Minister P Chidambaram. Centre told the court the apprehension of breach of peace by the police can not be questioned by the Supreme Court.

• Chidambaram responsible for attack on Ramdev: Lawyer assisting Supreme Court

  Home Minister P Chidambaram, whose resignation is being sought by a belligerent BJP, faces new heat. The amicus curiae appointed by the Supreme Court has found that Mr Chidambaram, as Home Minister, was responsible for the violent crackdown by the Delhi police on Baba Ramdev's camp in Delhi in June this year.

• Couldn't police wait till morning for crackdown? Supreme Court on Ramdev camp

  The Supreme Court today asked the Delhi Police to explain the use of force on the followers of Baba Ramdev at the Ramlila grounds on June 4 when the yoga guru was on fast against corruption.

• Ramadev writes to Prime Minister: Don't allow repeat of June 4 crackdown

  Controversial yoga guru Ramdev, who along with his supporters faced police crackdown during their agitation at Ramlila Maidan in June, wrote to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Monday on Monday, asking him to exercise "self restraint" and ensure that similar action was not taken against Anna Hazare and his team.

• Supreme Court to hear suo-moto case on violence against Baba Ramdev

  The Supreme Court will hear today the suo-moto case on the police crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his followers, which took place on June 4. This was after the court watched visuals of the crackdown on Friday.

• Sri Sri Ravishankar on the eviction of Baba Ramdev

  Yoga icon Baba Ramdev's eviction from the Ramlila Ground last night led to huge uproar from across the society. Political as well as religious leaders expressed shock over the midnight police crackdown.Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravishankar has released a statement on the incident which says, "Sri Sri expresses deep dismay at the turn of inciden...