Cong seeks appointment from Swami Ramdev

Raipur, April 26, 2012 

Congress has sought appointment from Swami Ramdev regarding its plan to submit memorandum to him against graft cases done by Chhattisgarh government on his arrival at Raipur on May 1, 2012.

In this connection, PCC general secretary Ramesh Warlyani has sent a letter to Ramdev on April 25.

In the letter, Warlyani extended best wishes to Ramdev for his nationwide anti-corruption campaign that will commence from Dalli Rajhara from May 1. He further sought ten minutes time from Ramdev so that a delegation of his party could meet him and inform him about corruption in Chhattisgarh in the form of a memorandum.

As Ramdev is set to target Congress-led UPA government under his anti-corruption campaign, the state Congress fears that the reverberations of his presence would spoil all its hard work done in last one year or so to frustrate Chhattisgarh government.

Notably, the Congress has organised district-level and Vidhan Sabha-level workers’ meetings in different parts of the state frequently besides raising all the burning issues including lawlessness, corruption and naxalism at state Assembly and during public rallies. Since April 16, 2012, the party has launched vada nibhao fortnight which will conclude on April 30.

The party claims to have received good response in every public rally organised during the fortnight. Now, it aims to conclude the fortnight with massive rally at Raipur on April 30 and to continue its offensive against the government in the form of vada nibhao campaign but arrival of Ramdev is likely to divert public attention from Congress programmes to his anti-corruption drive.

The Congress do not want the ruling BJP to take advantage of Ramdev’s drive and hence it has made ample preparation to introduce the Yoga guru the negative side of the state government by informing him about predominance of graft cases in all departments.

Meanwhile, the state Congress has also been categorically instructed by its national leadership to ensure that Ramdev in his drive must count corruption prevailed in Chhattisgarh.

The party has clear plans - if the Yoga guru will lambaste both UPA and Chhattisgarh governments on corruption scale then it will offer least resistance, but if he will spare the state government and charge the Centre then its frontal organisations like Pradesh Mahila Congress, Youth Congress, NSUI and different cells and morchas will portray him as biased and pro-BJP.

We want Ramdev’s remarks on grafts in CG: Patel

Raipur, April 26, 2012 

PCC president Nandkumar Patel on Thursday said that his party want Swami Ramdev’s remarks on graft cases in Chhattisgarh. “Congress has already launched movement against corruption in the state. Now, Ramdev is arriving here to start his anti-corruption drive. We would certainly wish to know his reaction on corruption done by the BJP government,” Patel said.