BJP to meet Prez on Ramdev Crisis

BJP to meet Prez on Ramdev demand sp session of Parl on Baba's issue:[PTI) Slamming the Congress for "attacking" Baba Ramdev last night, the BJP today said the government has put a blot on democracy in the country."Home Minister P Chidamabaram has replaced General Dyer, who had massacred peaceful agitators in Jallianwala Bagh during the freedom struggle," BJP president Nitin Gadkari told a dharna at the Raj Ghat here."Yesterday's incident has put a blot on the democracy in the country. Do people not have rights to agitate? Chidamabaram is the new Dyer in the country," he said.BJP President also accused the Home Minister of playing a key role in the 2G spectrum scam, saying "this man has made a lot of money. BJP is holding peaceful protests across the country against the crackdown on Baba Ramdev's agitation and to meet President Pratibha Patil to demand convening of a special session of Parliament to discuss the issue."We would seek the intervention of the President. We would meet her this evening. L K Advani had yesterday said that the BJP will demand a special session of Parliament to discuss the issue," BJP chief spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad said.Advani, Gadkari, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley were among a host of leaders who were at the satyagraha site at Rajghat.The BJP on Sunday launched an agitation against the crackdown on Baba Ramdev's supporters and asked the government to bring back black money parked abroad.

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