MP: Computer Baba to campaign for Congress in all the Hindi speaking states

BHOPAL:

Computer Baba

is all set to campaign for the Congress in the

Lok Sabha polls

. He said that a large number of saints from across the country will campaign for the party in all the

Hindi-speaking states

like

Madhya Pradesh

, Uttar Pradesh,

Chattisgarh

, Rajasthan and Bihar.


During the assembly polls, Baba’s campaign was confined to Madhya Pradesh. Baba is the president of a trust for conservation of three rivers — Maa Mandakini, Maa Kshipra and Maa Narmada nadi nyas.

Talking to TOI, he said, “The sant samaj is angry with

Narendra Modi government

. After tall promises, neither Ram temple has been built nor have they done any work for the cleansing of river Ganges, thus hurting the sentiments of a large number of Hindus.”

He said that during the assembly polls, the sant samaj took out a large number of rallies and campaigned for the Congress across the state, exposing the BJP. “This time, our campaign will start after the Navratra beginning April 6. After performing Durga Puja, the saints would start their campaign, hold meetings and take out rallies in the Hindi-speaking states”, he said.

The Baba first came into limelight when he announced a pol-khol yatra against the former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for his alleged failure to protect river Narmada. “The BJP government in MP was interested more in exploiting the river and illegal sand mining and not its conservation”, he said. Shivraj took no time and announced to accord baba a status of minister of state, but soon he separated from the BJP.

Baba, who was ousted from Akhara Parishad- an organisation of saints comprising 14 organisations, and then re-inducted last year, has been consistently campaigning for the Congress ever since he left the BJP.

Answering a query, Baba said, “We would campaign for Digvijaya Singh, a politician, who has performed the gruelling Narmada yatra, walking around the river for more than 3000 kms.” He said that he has never sought a ticket from Congress, but can win from any place.