Ramdev hedge

Pune/New Delhi, June 4 (PTI) Anna Hazare, who had
announced plans of joining the fast of Indian yoga guru Baba
Ramdev here on Sunday, appeared non-committal about it on
Saturday.
"I will go to Delhi tomorrow and will discuss then
what would be the form and direction of the Satyagraha," he
told reporters Saturday.
With a number of saffron outfits joining Baba Ramdev's
anti-corruption fast, speculation is rife whether Gandhian
Anna Hazare would participate in the protest as his camp had
indicated it would be uncomfortable joining ranks with
'communal' groups.
Sangh Parivar's firebrand actvisit Sadhvi Ritambhara
joined Ramdev at the Ramlila Maidan Saturday while Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP)
leaders, including Ashok Singhal, have announced their
intention to join the protest during the day giving rise to
specualtion whether Hazare would make an appearance at the
protest Sunday.
Civil society member in the Lokpal Bill drafting
committee, Justice Santosh hegde, downplayed Sadhvi
Ritambhara's presence, saying there is nothing wrong in it.
"Suppose Muslim League comes out tomorrow to support,
will they say the same thing"? Hegde said.
"So far as the presence Sadhvi Ritambhara is
concerned, she may be an accused in Ayodhya (Babri Masjid
demolition) case but we are not supporting that cause. We are
supporting only the fight against corruption. If she wants to
fight against corruption, I do not see why she should not be
allowed to do that," he added.
Another civil society activist Kiran Bedi said that it
was Baba Ramdev's protest and it was upto him to choose who
gets on to the stage. "We are in an anti-corruption movement
together," she said.
Social activist Arvind Kejriwal had said Friday
that he had spoken to Ramdev who had assured them that
"communal elements" would not share the dais with him.