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I didnt want to die at hands of cops: Baba Ramdev

NEW DELHI: In sharp contrast to his visit earlier this month when four Union ministers had waited on him, yoga guru Baba Ramdev arrived in the capital on Sunday and was greeted by a huge contingent of police and a handful of followers. Ramdev visited Rajbala, the woman injured during the June 4 police crackdown on his fast against corruption. The action still played on his mind as an agitated Baba addressed a press conference, accusing the Delhi Police of conspiring to kill him and molesting his women followers. He said he was determined as ever to continue the struggle against corruption — alongside anyone from any party, any religion, any cat...as long as it kills the rat. During the course of the emotional interaction, the Baba recounted the night of June 4 when he had waited to be arrested but no one came. Woh logon ko hatana aur mujhe mitana chahta thhe (The police wanted to evacuate people and eliminate me), he said, alleging that the dais was deliberately set on fire. Ramdev was at pains to explain why he escaped that night dressed as a woman. I didnt want to die the death of a wolf, I didnt want to die the death of an animal, I didnt want to die at the hands of the police which has become the puppet of the government. So I decided to escape. I was arrested outside. If they had caught me inside, I would not have been seen again, he said. He termed the Ramlila Maidan incident as murder of democracy, adding that he had come to Delhi on the 36th anniversary of the Emergency, and the situation now was again akin to those dark days.

                                                                                                               
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