The fourth day of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chadrababu Naidu’s fast against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh found the support of Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Thursday.
Accusing the Congress of having done ‘match-fixing’ in going ahead with the creation of a separate Telangana State, Ramdev said, “I am not against united Andhra Pradesh or a separate Telangana. But I am of the view that several issues, including that concerning the State capital and sharing of water and natural resources, should have been resolved before the
bifurcation decision.”
Ramdev, however, did not mention whether it was with the YSR Congress or the Telangana Rashtra Samiti, the two key players in Telugu politics, with whom the ruling party is said to be trying for tie-ups before or after the lok Sabha polls.
Slamming what he said was the Centre’s hasty move in the matter, Ramdev said, “Congress has gone ahead with the decision for their political gains. It is not justifiable.” Ramdev, who spent 30 minutes at the fast venue, held conversations with Naidu and the TDP’s
leader in the lok Sabha, Nama Nageshwar Rao.
Naidu, who has been demanding talks with the leaders of all regions of the State to find an amicable solution to the current turmoil, has said that he will
continue his agitation till justice is achieved.
He had earlier accused the Congress of playing a treacherous game with its nod for the creation of a separate Telangana State, and said the ruling party at the Centre rather than providing justice to all is indulging in such acts for political gain.
Earlier, Residence Commissioner of Andhra Pradesh served a notice to the TDP chief stating that the hunger strike is ‘unauthorised’ as permission was granted only for a Press meet at the venue.