Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday managed to tread a thin line successfully on Sunday, by saying that the separate Telangana state is a must even while stating that any new state would be ‘of no use’ if corruption was not checked.
Addressing the huge gathering at the Yoga camp at the NTR Stadium near Indira Park here, Baba Ramdev said that the only persons to lose out if Telangana is carved out from Andhra Pradesh would be the politicians while the common man would not be put to any loss.
The Yoga Guru, immensely respected across the country, demanded that the Centre must announce the creation of Telangana immediately, but also warned the people that corruption must be tackled in the new state first and foremost for it to have any real meaning.
Baba Ramdev further added that though corruption was ruining the ‘system’ across the country, there was little being done to curb the evil.
Pointing out that he had already made it clear that he would be launching a new party, the Yoga Guru stated that this party would make the fight against corruption its first priority. He also promised to reveal details about his proposed party in the near future.
Baba Ramdev’s speech was intermittently punctuated with ‘Jai Telangana’ slogans right through.
The popular Yoga Guru has been touring the state as part of his ‘Swabhiman Yatra’ aimed at creating awareness among the people about the prevalent corruption in the country.
He has been raising the Telangana statehood demand at all the camps he had addressed and has stressing that smaller states will ensure faster development and would be more convenient to administer.