Author: Harish Gupta
Publication: Daily News & Analysis
Date: May 30, 2011
URL: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_black-money-baba-ramdev-s-hunger-strike-threat-has-government-acting-hot-and-cold_1549031
The Manmohan Singh government is adopting
a "carrot and stick" policy to deal with yoga guru Baba Ramdev's
threat to hold an indefinite hunger strike in Delhi, beginning June 4, demanding
immediate visible action on black money creators and hoarders.
While Union home minister P Chidambaram directed
the Delhi Police to refuse permission to Ramdev to hold any dharna at the
Ramlila grounds, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has promised action on
his demands. Mukherjee not only met him for more than an hour but also dispatched
chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes Sudhir Chandra for further action.
Ramdev was reported to be extremely upset with the Income-Tax department for
digging up his old house in Narnaul in Haryana in search of black money.
Sudhir Chandra has apologised to the yoga
guru.
The government has constituted a committee
headed by Sudhir Chandra to examine ways for strengthening laws to curb generation
of black money and prevent its transfer abroad, besides recovering such illegal
assets. The committee will consult various stakeholders and submit its report
within six months, a statement from the finance ministry said.
