Baba Ramdev says his association with the BJP is "a thing of the past"

Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev is unhappy with the way things are happening around him. He has apparently gone on records as saying that the demonetisation effort has triggered a scam of "Rs 3-5 lakh crore" due to corrupt bankers. This needs to be exposed.
He has also said that his association with the BJP is "a thing of the past".
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 17 December 2016.

The U-turn of Baba Ramdev is strange because he had always been a proponent of the demonetisation and a supporter of Modi. It may be recalled that he had led an anti-corruption agitation during UPA rule and had asked the then government to ban high-denomination currency notes.
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the demonetisation on November 8, Baba Ramdev had lauded the decision. And, he is ruing that - he feels the Prime Minister had been "misled by corrupt bankers" and that the demonetisation could have been implemented better.
Ramdev had campaigned for Modi ahead of the 2014 general election but Ramdev appears to be upset with the demonetisation because it has affected the sales if his company, Patanjali Ayurveda Ltd. He has sensed the rising discontent among the poor against the demonetisation and is apprehensive that it could hurt the economy and Patanjali's expansion plans.
Incidentally, his comments coming ahead of elections in Uttar Pradesh is significant. He is believed to wield plenty of influence in the state and had recently met chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad and heaped praises on them.


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