Z-category security for Baba Ramdev : Modi Government

Controversial yoga guru Baba Ramdev has been given Z-category security by the central government considering his "vulnerability to assaults from his rivals".

The decision has been taken by the home ministry in the wake of getting inputs from security organizations and expanded view of threat to Ramdev, official sources said.

As such, Ramdev was qualified for Z-category security just inside the locale of Uttarakhand according to a decision of the state government.

Near saffron forces, Ramdev, originator of Haridwar-based Patanjali Yogpeeth, had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi not long ago.

The sources said Ramdev will be given commandos of one of the paramilitary forces with quick impact. Upwards of 40 security staff will be guarding him round-the-clock.

Ramdev has been vocal for a few years requesting activity to bring back black money stashed abroad and discipline to those discovered guilty.

As a component of his against debasement development, he had held an open rally for a couple of days at Ramlila Maidan here in 2011. Taking after a police crackdown, he fled the site wearing lady's attire.

Three Congress minister Sachin Pilot, Beni Prasad Verma and Jitin Prasada are situated to lose their Z security spread, sources said.

Clean India Campaign - PM's call for a Clean India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he had welcomed nine people to join the massive cleanliness drive that he propelled today and asked for each of them to draw nine more into the initiative to make it viral.

He additionally asked people to transfer their videos online.

There was much praise from his group of onlookers at India Gate as he named every big name. The Prime Minister has labeled in his cleanliness challenge Goa governor Mridula Sinha, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, yoga master Baba Ramdev, Congress legislator and previous union minister Shashi Tharoor, on-screen characters Kamal Haasan, Priyanka Chopra and Salman Khan, industrialist Anil Ambani and the group of well known TV serial Tarak Mehta Ka Oolta Chashma.

The PM said people required to "change their mindset and join hands" to clean the country. "This is not about Modi... Modi is stand out of its 1.2 billion people... this is a people's task," he said.

The 'Swachh Bharat' or 'Clean India' battle he said was past governmental issues. "It is propelled by patriotism not governmental issues," he said, praising past governments for their exertions towards cleanliness.

"In the event that Indians can achieve Mars, they surely can clean up the country," the Prime Minister said, conceding that it was a troublesome task. (Watch PM's full discourse)

"At the same time we have five years," he said, alluding to his objective of a clean India in 2019, Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth celebration.