Don't want money even if Ramdev insists: Rajbala's husband
February 23, 2012  18:34

Details of what the family of Rajbala, who died after being injured in the midnight crack down on Ramdev and his supporters, said today in the aftermath of the SC verdict holding the yoga guru and the Delhi police responsible for the Ramlila crackdown.

Jagdir Malik, Rajbala's husband held the Delhi Police "more responsible"
than the state government for the incident.  "The government is also responsible but the police is even more responsible. Whatever crackdown took place, it could have happened during the day also." 

The court awarded a compensation of Rs five lakh to the family of Rajbala. Twenty five per cent of the amount would come from Ramdev's trust. "We don't want the money in the first place even if my kids ask me or Ramdev asks me," said Malik. 

Rajbala, 52, an activist of Ramdev's movement against black money, died in a Delhi hospital after battling for life for nearly 114 days. She had suffered severe injuries during the crackdown.

Asked if the yoga guru had tried contacting him after the Supreme Court's order, Malik replied in the negative.

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