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Cong responsible for 99% of graft: Ramdev

Cong responsible for 99% of graft: Ramdev

Author: Times News Network
Publication: The Times of India
Date: February 28, 2011

Baba Ramdev launched his campaign against black money by singling out the Congress in front of a big crowd at Ramlila Maidan here on Sunday. The yoga guru, who recently confirmed his desire to enter the political arena, called the UPA the most corrupt and held the Congress Congress responsible for 99% of corruption in the country as the party has been in power the longest.

The saffron tilt was hard to miss as poet Hariom Pawar recited a line from his poem: "Lohpurush jaisa sardar nahin milta (No strong leader like Sardar these days)"-an allusion to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who features prominently in the Sangh pantheon.

The focus on the Congress as well as the presence of BJP MPs Ram Jethmalani and Balbir Punj, former BJP general secretary Govindacharya and Subramanian Swamy, a known Gandhi family-baiter, deepened the suspense about Ramdev's plans and can call into question his claim of being non-partisan.

The assorted cast that gave him company on the occasion included social worker Anna Hazare, RTI campaigner Arvind Kejriwal and leading civil society activists like Kiran Bedi and Swami Agnivesh. Muslim religious leaders were also present.

While Kejriwal and Bedi spoke principally about the Lok Pal Bill, the unified efforts of all the others centred on proving that the association of the Congress leadership with black money was the root cause of government reluctance.

L K Advani's apology was conveniently forgotten as his BJP colleague Jethmalani invoked reports in Swiss and Russian papers alleging that members of the Gandhi family had accounts in foreign banks.

Advani recently expressed regret to Congress president Sonia Gandhi when the same allegation was made in a report prepared by a task force put together by him.


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