New Delhi: As Baba Ramdev continues his fast for the 8th day in spite of being shifted to the hospital, Sri Sri Ravishankar has stepped in to convince the yoga guru Baba Ramdev to end his fast.
Sri Sri Ravishankar visited Baba Ramdev at the hospital in Dehra dun on Saturday.
"Baba Ramdev is not in a situation to speak. The issue is sensitive. If the govt wants me to do something , I will do it," said Sri Sri Ravishankar.
"I will conveince Baba Ramdev to break his fast. I am staying back in Dehradoon to convince Baba RAmdev to break his fast. I have requested Baba Ramdev to break his fast.
The government has refused to come to the talking table, but is keen on using other channels to negotiate with the yoga guru.
Law Minister Veerappa Moily ruled out any direct talks with Baba Ramdev.
"Sri Sri Ravishankar said he was going to Haridwar anyway and would meet Ramdev. He asked me and I said go ahead. He is very concerned about welfare of country and the running of the government. So he has gone to meet Ramdev," said Moily.
Moily has said that Sri Sri Ravishankar had volunteered to convince Ramdev to stop the hunger strike.
This comes after activist Swami Agnivesh met Congress' key troubleshooter Pranab Mukherjee on Friday and offered to mediate.
Pranab Mukherjee had also met the prime minister and briefed him on the matter on Friday.
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