No foreign hand behind Maoists: Baba Ramdev

July 12, 2012 20:35

Yoga guru and anti-corruption activist Baba Ramdev today claimed that "there are no foreign hands" behind the massive rise of Maoist and ultra-left forces in the country.

Talking to reporters here during his trip to Assam, Ramdev said, "The main reasons for rise of these forces (Maoists) was due to massive corruption in the government and bureaucracy". Alleging that the mineral resources of the country was being "looted" by the corporate sector, Ramdev said he will protest against building of big dams on the Ganga as well as on the Brahmaputra.

"There are plans to build 148 big dams in the Brahmaputra which will ruin the majestic Brahmaputra river serving as the lifeline of the people of North East. If Ganga is our mother, then the Brahmaputra is our father," Ramdev said.

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