Ramdev ignores EC, seeks votes for Uma Bharti at yoga camp

April 22, 2014 09:58

Overlooking the directive by the Election Commission, yoga guru Baba Ramdev has sought votes for Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi constituency, Uma Bharti.

At a yoga camp in Jhansi, Ramdev urged his supporters to cast their ballots in favour of Bharti. He later defended his act, saying the event was non-political.

Last week, the Election Commission had asked district election officers not to grant permission for activities like yoga camps if there was possibility of their misuse for political campaigning.

"It has come to notice of the commission that in certain places while permission was sought by certain organisations to organise non-political activites like yoga shivirs etc. the platform was used for political campaigning in clear violation of the condition for which permission was granted," the poll panel had said.

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