Digvijay slams Baba Ramdev's five-star satyagraha

New Delhi, Jun 4 (PTI) Sharpening his attack on Baba
Ramdev, Indian National Congress General Secretary Digvijay
Singh Saturday dubbed his indefinite fast as a "five-star
satyagraha" sponsored by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and
Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) to divert people's attention from
"Sanghi terror".
"Now it is absolutely clear as to what are the
credentials of Baba Ramdev. He is now openly supported by RSS
BJP and VHP," Singh told reporters.
He alleged that this campaign by VHP and RSS "is to
undo the Constitution and Parliamentary democracy by
encouraging people like Baba Ramdev to go on such fast."
Alleging that the campaign is "totally engineered by
RSS and VHP to divert people's attention from Sanghi terror",
Singh wondered "what kind of satyagraha is this of a baba who
travels in a jet."
"He has got five-star tents put up with all
facilities. And he is doing satyagraha on issues, which he
doesn't know," Singh, who recently dubbed Baba Ramdev as being
more of a businessman than a 'sanyasi', said.
"The whole satyagraha is not something what the
satyagraha Mahatma Gandhi meant. This is five-star satyagraha
for which crores of Rupees have been spent in creating air
conditioned pandal," he said.
Singh also took a dig at Anna Hazare who has
announced plans to join Baba Ramdev in the fast Sunday,
saying, "I leave it to (his) judgement. Anna Hazare associates
himself with RSS, VHP, I don't know."
The Congress leader, who has been speaking on the
issue despite a virtual gag order, said that from day one
everyone knows that "soldiers" of RSS, BJP and VHP are
supporting Ramdev.
"So we all know who is sponsoring this and who he is
trying to propagate," Singh said.
The Congress leader also sought to project the Baba as
regressive.
He said while the world is clamouring to learn English
to compete in the global economy, the Baba wants medical and
engineering education in regional languages "and I want to ask
him where he wants to take the country."
On the estimate of black money, he said he failed to
understand who has given the figure of Rs 4 lakh crore.
"BJP leader L K Advani is saying Rs 17 lakh crore.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is giving some other figure. Tell
us, who gave you this figure. What is the original figure?,"
Digvijay asked.
Singh also projected the yoga guru as an ignorant man.
"Firstly Baba himself is not aware of what the issues
are, what the system is, how the government functions. I pity
BJP's mind, they have also run a government. Is it possible to
resolve all points raised by Baba? I want to ask BJP's (Nitin)
Gadkari."
He said Advani can tell whether the Baba's demand to
continue his hunger strike till the Rs 4 lakh crore money
stashed abroad is returned was reasonable.
He also asked the Baba, who is agitating against black
money, as to why he established an ashram in Mauritius, which
is a known tax haven.