The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday backed Baba Ramdev’s movement against black money, with the yoga guru meeting party president Nitin Gadkari at his residence.u00a0Baba Ramdev’s fight against black money is very important. We as the party support Baba Ramdev in this ‘andolan’ (movement).

This is an agitation above party lines; this is for the benefit of the country,” Gadkari said after the meeting on Monday.u00a0The BJP president also bowed down to touch Ramdev’s feet. He later said it was a gesture of respect and he was following Indian culture.

‘Apolitical meeting’
The two, however, ruled out any political motive behind the meeting.u00a0“This movement is not against any political party. It is for the benefit of the nation,” Ramdev said.u00a0He said he had also sought time from Congress president Sonia Gandhi and leaders of 10 other political parties.