Ghaziabad: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev says he has not
yet taken a call on contesting elections, but will field
candidates in all the seats for the next Lok Sabha elections.
Ramdev, who was here to participate in a school function
on Sunday, targeted the UPA government for not keeping the
prices of essential commodities in check and alleged: "The
intention of the government is very much doubtful towards
poor and farmers".
"No doubt Manmohan Singh is a good economist and he
understands perfectly the growth rate, but he does not
understand the economics of dal-roti (cereals and bread)," he
told reporters.
He said common man eats bread and not the growth rate,
which has no role in the life of those who live below poverty
line.
The yoga guru said that he will field candidates in
the 2014 general elections but has not yet decided on his own
candidature. He advocated reforms in the administrative system
of the country.
Ramdev has already launched Bharat Swabhiman campaign
with an aim to end corrupt practices, bring back the Indian
black money, and use it for the development of the nation,
besides changing the system that has been continuing since the
British period, among others.
PTI
First Published: Monday, March 15, 2010, 13:24