Cong targets Ramdev's fast

New Delhi, Jun 4 (PTI) Congress Saturday targeted yoga
guru Baba Ramdev's fast alleging it has been "remotely
controlled or hijacked" by vested political interests with BJP
and RSS and their several frontal organisations trying to
destabilise the government through the campaign.
"It is most unfortunate that this common crusade against
corruption is allowed to be remotedly controlled or hijacked
by vested political interests. The nation is aghast to see
that BJP, RSS and their frontal organisations, which have
repeatedly failed to get popular mandate, are trying to
destabilise the government", party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi
told reporters here.
"By conceiving, controlling and coordinating the
movement like the one at Ramlila Maidan, they are
destabilising not only the government but the nation", he
said, in almost identical comments of party General Secretary
Digvijay Singh who has been sharply critical of the yoga guru.
"What is Sadhvi Rithambara doing there"? said Singhvi
who said "sympathisers of RSS and BJP are there at Ramlila
Maidan and supporting this movement". "We want to solve the problem but we don't want any
unreasonable and undemocratic steps to be taken," Singhvi
said when asked why the government was holding talks with
Ramdev.
Singhvi also attacked the "huge humongous" by the
logistical arrangements at the Ramlila Maidan where food,
water and necessities are available for lakhs of people.
"Apart from private jets, there have been
transportation arrangements and five-star facilities in the
name of fast. There is a mini-city within city. Who is
financing these logistical operations?" he asked.
The nation "legitimately" wants to know what
principles those who are revolting against black money and
corruption are adhering to.
Sighvi emphasised that the UPA government has taken
several measures to combat corruption and suggested that its
works in this regard was "unparallelled".