said that Ramdev was a ‘thug’, and he has been duping people for long time and now he wanted to fool the government.”
“He is a fraud. He strikes a deal with the government at the Claridges Hotel, but incites people at the Ramleela maidan.”
Singh alleged that Ramdev had played fraud on everyone, from his guru Karam Vir to his disciples and followers as also on the people.
He also justified police action against his Ramlila shivir saying the government could not allow people like Ramdev to run riot in the capital.
Singh also demanded probe into the huge assets owned by Ramdev and an inquiry into the income tax exemption granted to the yoga guru, who is also into the business of manufacturing Ayurvedic medicine.
Congress leader also claimed that Ramdev’s fast was an out-and-out RSS affair. “From day one, it was inspired and engineered by the RSS which wanted to divert the attention of the people from its terror activities that have come to light,” he said.
The government had earlier “compromised its position” as it wanted to dissuade the yoga guru from undertaking the “unnecessary fast” and had therefore sent its senior ministers including Pranab Mukherjee to him.
“From 1994 to 2011, whatever this fraud has done, there should be a thorough probe,” Singh said.
He maintained that whatever action has been taken by the local administration was in the “interest of the people”. “Delhi [ Images ] is the country’s capital. You cannot allow Ramdev to run riot in Delhi. He took the Ramleela maidan to carry out a yogic shibir. There was no yoga. He (utilised it) to agitate to incite people,” he said.
Singh said certain laws and regulations and directions of the Supreme Court with regard to agitations needed to be followed.
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