'Baba's call for armed rebellion illegal'

Unfortunately Baba Ramdev in Haridwar faces ridicule and further distancing from civil society with his remark today that he would raising a private army of 11,000 against government-sponsored 'terrorism'.

And of course, it's a juicy hunk of meat thrown at the Congress, which said today that Ramdev's call for an armed rebellion is a serious issue and hoped that the government would take appropriate action to uphold the Constitution and maintain law and order.

Taking exception to senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj meeting Ramdev in Haridwar today, Congress spokesperson Jayanti Natarajan asked whether the BJP was also a party to the plan to start an "armed struggle".

"Is it correct for the Leader of Opposition to meet Ramdev in Hardiwar when he has called for a war against the government? It is for the BJP to answer whether they are supporting (the plan) and what was the LoP doing there," she said.

On whether Ramdev's statement amounted to sedition and if he should be put behind bars, Natarajan said whatever the yoga guru has said was "completely against rule of law and the Constitution."