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Annoyed Congress questions govt on Baba Ramdev botch up

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday broke his silence on the Baba Ramdev controversy calling Saturdays police action at the Ramlila Maidan unfortunate. He however stressed that the government was left with no alternative. It is unfortunate that the operation had to be conducted but quite honestly there was no alternative the PM said while responding to questions on the midnight police raid on Ramdevs camp. Singhs response at a media awards function came against the backdrop of the lingering unhappiness in the Congress over the handling of the Ramdev affair. The organizational unease came through at the meeting Congress chief Sonia Gandhi had convened on Sunday evening. Four ministers including finance minister Pranab Mukherjee and HRD minister Kapil Sibal who were directly involved in the negotiations participated in the deliberations where office bearers questioned the wisdom in according a red carpet reception to Ramdev just three days before he was externed from Delhi. At one stage Pranab Mukherjee according to sources almost lost his cool.

                                                                                                               
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