June 06, 2011: Anna Hazare-led civil society will sit on fast at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday to protest the government action on yoga guru Baba Ramdev and would defy the prohibitory orders if police refuse to give permission. Shanti Bhushan, co-chair of joint drafting committee on Lokpal, said they will sit on fast from 10 am to 7 pm on Wednesday at Jantar Mantar to protest the police action.
“The incident in Ramlila Maidan on Saturday was a blot on democracy. We will protest it. It is the right of public to protest and will sit there even if we do not have police permission,” he told reporters here today.
Delhi Police had issued prohibitory orders in New Delhi district for a week in an bid to pre-empt any protest by Ramdev supporters.
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