Ramdev with support from honour killings thugs of Haryana

The Times of India

Haryana khaps to join Ramdev fast

Sukhbir Siwach, TNN | Jun 4, 2011, 02.50am IST


CHANDIGARH: Haryana's infamous khap leaders has decided to pitch for Baba Ramdev in Delhi on Saturday with a large number of supporters.

Khap leader Om Parkash Dhankhar, who is coordinating with other khap leaders of Haryana to mobilize support for the yoga gura, on Friday claimed that more than 50,000 people from the state would participate in the indefinite hunger strike called by Baba Ramdev to press for his demand to bring back black money stashed in tax havens abroad.

As many as 170 khaps and 28 Jat outfits from Haryana have decided to support the agitation, said Dhankhar, president of the Dhankhar khap. Seven vehicles from Beri village and four cars from Dhakla village of Jhajjar district have gone to Delhi. Besides trains and government buses, people have arranged cars and private buses to reach Delhi, said a source. Some khap leaders have even agreed to sit on indefinite hunger strike.

While facing flak for running kangaroo courts, which even lead to death sentences for runaway couples in Haryana, the khap leaders said it's the right time to hit out at corruption.

Pradeep Mathur, a follower of Baba Ramdev, claimed that khap panchayats are working in the right direction. ``In the movement against corruption, we want support from every corner,'' he added.

Secretary of Meham Chaubisi Sarv Khap Panchayat, Ramphal Rathi said their panchayat has sent a resolution in support of the movement against corruption. Leader of Hooda khap Shri Krishan Hooda and Jai Singh Ahelawat of Ahlawat khap also expressed their support for Ramdev.