 "Ramdev vows support if Kejriwal fights Sonia")
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Thursday appealed to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal to file a nomination from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, where Congress President Sonia Gandhi is seeking a re-election.
“If Kejriwalji files nomination from Rae Bareli now, I will personally go there and campaign for him with my supporters,” said the Yoga guru.
“We will ensure a victory for him and create a record in political history,” he told journalists.
He added people would have supported him (Kejriwal) if he had contested against Congress’ Sonia Gandhi, Kapil Sibal, Suresh Kalmadi or DMK’s Kanimozhi.
Seeking votes for the Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial nominee, Modi, Ramdev said the voters of Odisha were free to elect the party of their choice during the Assembly elections, for the benefit of the state. However, he urged the voters of the state to play a greater role in giving a stable government at the Centre. He did not utter a single word for or against the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief and incumbent Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
“People of Odisha should play a pivotal role in making Modi the prime minister of India. He can bring black money and increase mineral royalty, a demand that the state government has been hankering for. It does not come under the ambit of the state government to increase it,” said Ramdev.
Since Naveen Patnaik is yet to decide on his next move about an alliance with the National Democratic Alliance, people should not be confused. The Patnaik-led BJD might be a partner after the elections, he added.
Ramdev refrained from blaming the ruling BJD government in the alleged multi-crore mining scam despite the recommendations of the Shah Commission for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
All the scams would be enquired into as soon as the Modi government came to power and the process to bring back money stashed abroad would be initiated within 100 days of the formation of the government, he added.
“If Kejriwalji files nomination from Rae Bareli now, I will personally go there and campaign for him with my supporters,” said the Yoga guru.
“We will ensure a victory for him and create a record in political history,” he told journalists.
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Taking a dig at Kejriwal, Ramdev said people were now doubting his (Kejriwal’s) intentions as he was no more fighting elections on the corruption plank and contesting against Narendra Modi, who is a “patriot and free of corruption charges”.
He added people would have supported him (Kejriwal) if he had contested against Congress’ Sonia Gandhi, Kapil Sibal, Suresh Kalmadi or DMK’s Kanimozhi.
Seeking votes for the Bharatiya Janata Party’s prime ministerial nominee, Modi, Ramdev said the voters of Odisha were free to elect the party of their choice during the Assembly elections, for the benefit of the state. However, he urged the voters of the state to play a greater role in giving a stable government at the Centre. He did not utter a single word for or against the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief and incumbent Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
“People of Odisha should play a pivotal role in making Modi the prime minister of India. He can bring black money and increase mineral royalty, a demand that the state government has been hankering for. It does not come under the ambit of the state government to increase it,” said Ramdev.
Since Naveen Patnaik is yet to decide on his next move about an alliance with the National Democratic Alliance, people should not be confused. The Patnaik-led BJD might be a partner after the elections, he added.
Ramdev refrained from blaming the ruling BJD government in the alleged multi-crore mining scam despite the recommendations of the Shah Commission for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
All the scams would be enquired into as soon as the Modi government came to power and the process to bring back money stashed abroad would be initiated within 100 days of the formation of the government, he added.
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