In his latest salvo against the government, Bab Ramdev has alleged that while negotiating with him, the United Progressive Alliance government tried to "buy" him.
He said, "Humen kharidne ki bhi koshish ki gayi. Jiske praman mere pass hai lekin baad main doonga (They tried to purchase me. I have the evidence, but I will disclose at later stage)."
He was speaking at his second press conference of the day in Haridwar. He said that he will speak to the nation about how his movement against corruption will proceed, at 9 pm on Sunday.
Baba repeated the charge against the Delhi police, and said its brutality on his supporters was unpardonable. "Some officers were behaving like rakshas."
He added that the ongoing moment is movement of transformation at a personal level.
PTI adds: Hours after being bundled out of New Delhi, Baba Ramdev targeted Congress president Sonia Gandhi and the United Progressive Alliance government, alleging that his peaceful agitation was treated with unprecedented "barbarism" and vowed to continue his 'satyagraha' against corruption.
Reaching his ashram in Haridwar after the midnight crackdown at his protest site in Ramleela ground in the national capital, a visibly shaken yoga guru alleged that there was a conspiracy to kill him and a "threat" was given to him during a meeting with senior ministers.
Wearing a white ladies suit instead of his trademark saffron robes, Ramdev accused the government of not being serious about discussing issues of corruption and black money stashed abroad and alleged that government negotiator Kapil Sibal had cheated him through "scheming and cunning" attitude.
"The barbarism and atrocities inflicted by police on one lakh people crossed all limits and even women and children were not spared... They dragged and beat them up," he said.
Attacking Sonia Gandhi while talking about Saturday night's developments, Ramdev said, "She is running the government by remote-control. She is the daughter-in-law of this country... she does not love the mothers and sisters of this country."
"If anything happens to me, Sonia and the Congress government will be responsible... The government, especially the Congress, does not want to see me alive as my movement can expose their black deeds," he said.
However, asked if he feels Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was responsible for the incident, he merely said, "The ministers said they are coming on behalf of the PM."
Ramdev rejected the government's charge that he misused the permission given to him for a yoga camp at the ground, saying his agitation was also part of yoga.
Narrating to his followers how he tried to escape the "brutalities" at Ramleela maidan by wearing a women's attire after the midnight swoop by the police, Ramdev at times seemed to be nearing tears as he alleged that he was nearly strangulated with his scarf by the policemen. "I asked them, do you want to kill me?"
He claimed there was firing during the crackdown and several workers are in ICU. Ramdev said he has not called off his agitation but did not specify where he would continue it.
Ramdev said "a black day" will be observed peacefully across the country on Sunday and Monday against the police action which he termed as a "blot on democracy".
He also alleged that there was a conspiracy to arrest him and "eliminate" him in an encounter.
"They were ready to unleash another Jallianwala Bagh. We were pressurised to give the letter (about ending the fast by June 6). We were told the otherwise we will have to suffer the consequences," the yoga guru claimed.
Asked about allegations raised against him by Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh, he termed them as "baseless and irresponsible".
"I have been serving the people for 20 years. If people give donation to me that is the fruit of their labour, not black money," he said.
On accusations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh remote-controlling his agitation, he said his campaign had got support from various quarters including Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu.
"What is the problem if someone supports us? They (government) should rather answer why all these happened," he said when persistently asked about the Sangh Parivar backing his protest.
