Yoga guru Baba Ramdev accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of causing a loss of Rs.200 lakh crore in coal blocks allocation and sought resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the scam.
“If the PM, who is responsible for corruption worth Rs.200 lakh crore, is honest then who is dishonest,” asked Ramdev in a press conference in New Delhi.
Targeting Congress on the coal block allocation issue, Ramdev alleged the party has garnered “gold medal in scams” and described it as a “sinking ship“.
He alleged the amount involved in the coal scam was much more than the figure of Rs. 1.86 lakh crore provided by CAG and Congress received commission for it.
He also demanded that the licences issued for coal blocks should be cancelled.
Ramdev added that he would launch a campaign from October 2 against the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government ahead of the Lok Sabha elections scheduled in 2014.
People will give a suitable answer to Congress (for targeting us). What will it do to us when it is on a dissolving path on its own,” he said.
He told the media that the Congress had created a record in corruption, and now “the government is exposed“.
He said the immediate priority is the upcoming Assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.
Asked whether he was on a collision course with erstwhile Team Anna as it is likely to announce its political party on the same day, he said he was not in competition with anybody and that he will not comment on whether he will support them.
The yoga guru said he would not join politics. “It’s not our agenda” he added.
He also alleged that the Congress was trying to defame him, and the UPA government was conspiring against his ashram and trust.
“We have filed a complaint with police regarding persons who came to our institution and offered money. They told aides, including my driver, to defame those involved with me. They also asked them to plant some articles. It could be dangerous substances also,” the yoga guru claimed.