Supreme Court and NHRC issued notices to government against forceful eviction of Baba Ramdev and his followers.

Supreme Court and NHRC issued notices to government against
forceful eviction of Baba Ramdev and his followers.

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Centre and Delhi government seeking reports within two weeks on the midnight crackdown on Baba Ramdev's supporters at Ramlila ground in New Delhi.


NHRC has issued notices to the Union Home Secretary, Delhi Chief Secretary and the city Commissioner of Police calling for reports.

Bharat Swabhiman Samiti (BSS) – an organization of Ramdev baba
Bihar Bandh on Tuesday – Reason for Bandh is to protest against the midnight police crack down on Ramdev Baba and his supporters.

Bihar state unit BSS coordinator Ajit Kumar told reporters that "We appeal to the people of Bihar to extend their all out support to make the bandh a success,"
The bandh will be observed from dawn to afternoon and essential services like civil supplies and movement of ambulances carrying patients have been exempted from its purview

Muzaffarpur -
Advocate Sudhir Ojha filed a complaint against Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh for allegedly describing Yoga guru Ramdev as a 'fraud'.
Chief Judicial Magistrate R C Malviya accepted the complaint and fixed June 16 as next hearing date.
Advocate Ojha filed complaint and wanted to book Digvijay Singh under following IPC sections.
1. section 154(A) (sedition)
2. 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot)
3. 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of the IPC

Supreme Court took the cognizance of forceful eviction of Ramdev Baba and his supporters and a vacation bench of justices B S Chauhan and Swatenter Kumar issued notices to the Union home secretary, chief secretary of Delhi, Delhi administration, and Delhi police commissioner asking them to respond within two weeks.
The SC ask them to explain the circumstances under which the people had to be dispersed at midnight by the use of force.

SC declined to entertain a petition filed by advocate Ajay Aggarwal on the issue.

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