Recall Currency To Weed Out Black Money: Ramdev in Goa

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev today said recalling currency was the only way to weed out black money from the country.

“I have insisted that Central Government recall the currency. If not the small notes but at least notes of high denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000,” Ramdev told a news conference here.

He feels that the currency recall will weed out black money from the country.

“Only genuine money could be exchanged during currency recall and that will cease the menace of black money and corruption,” the Yoga guru, who is planning to launch a political party, said.

Down in Goa, Ramdev will be holding the first yoga camp in the tourist state heralding the series of camps targeting the rural population.

“Raiding people to curb black money will not help. Those who raid and unearth disproportionate money themselves are bribed forcing the authorities to raid houses of the raiding officers,” he quipped.

Ramdev said that currency recall is a way out from the issues of black money, corruption, fake currency and terrorism.

“Terrorism flourishes on black money and fake currency. Once these elements are out, the terrorism will cease to exist immediately,” he suggested.

Fondly talking about his plans to launch a political party, the guru said that if his life gets a threat, ruling party would be responsible for it.

“If there is a threat to my life then ruling party would be responsible for it. I have accepted the challenge to change the world and we will do it,” Ramdev said.

The yoga guru insisted that political outfits knock out corrupt, criminal and characterless activists from their organisations.

Ramdev said that other political parties should not feel threatened with his political plans as he will support all the candidates who are genuine irrespective of their party affiliation.

“We will contest next Lok Sabha polls and will offer clean faces to the voters. If there are existing good candidates of other parties, we will support them,” he said clarifying that his political party, which is yet to be named, is not interested in contesting against good candidates.