Patna, Jun 5 (PTI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today slammed UPA government at the Centre for its use of 'brute force' to evict yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his supporters from Ramlila grounds in Delhi describing it as a 'major blow to democracy'.
"The Centre owes an explanation on the issue," he told reporters at the sidelines of a function on 'World Environment Day'
"It is a major blow to democracy and an attack on the democractic rights of the people ... It is also an attack on the fundamental rights of the citizens," he said and expressed anguish at the midnight action on "peaceful" protesters, including women and children, at Ramlila grounds.