New Delhi: Confirming a divide between the government and the Congress over Ramdev, the party today criticised the decision to depute four union ministers to Delhi airport to receive the yoga guru last week.
‘Was it necessary for four ministers to go to airport? It is the government’s duty to adopt positive attitude towards the demands of civil societies but this should be done in a manner that the dignity of the elected government and its rights are not violated,’ the editorial in the latest issue of Congress Sandesh said.
The circulation of the issue was stopped when the matter came to the knowledge of senior leaders who were huddled with its editor Anil Shastri.
Incidentally, Shastri had in a tweet said on June 4, ‘Indira Ji or Rajiv Ji would not have sent their ministers to airport for a Baba arriving in a private jet.’
Asked about his tweet, Shastri had then said ‘fighting corruption is all right and talking to people in this regard is also fine. But Government’s dignity should not be put at stake. It must act without compromising with its dignity.’
‘What happened at Ramlila Grounds in Delhi was unfortunate and avoidable. It is Manmohan Singh govt. Was not a party decision,’ he had tweeted.
‘There were some issues about the journal, but a decision was taken to release it after consultations,’ a senior leader, who declined to be identified, said. (PTI)