Ramdev in 2012: Government only has to withdraw 500 & 1,000 notes

November 08, 2016 23:58

When Baba Ramdev's agitation against black money was launched last year, it took the political class by surprise. It drew crowds and there was a narrative of 'martyrdom' in the way the government allegedly went after him, his aide Balkrishna and his 180 registered companies with tax notices. Tax evasion notices and a Scottish island donated to Ramdev by a disciple became part of this lore.

In this hurly burly, the minutiae of Ramdev's prescription for a corruption-free society and how this could be achieved was obscured. There are some very specific ways in which Ramdev says India can be made corruption free. The first and foremost, listed on his official website is the withdrawal and demonetization of high denomination 500 and 1,000 notes

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