Ramdev appeals to Nitish to join Modi in ‘national interest’

Yoga guru Baba Ramdev Sunday appealed to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to join the BJP prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi’s leadership in larger national interest to overcome pressing issues like corruption and price rise.

“I appeal to Nitish and other leaders like N Chandrababu Naidu, Mamata Banerjee and Naveen Patnaik to rally behind Modi in the larger national interest to remove maladies like price rise, corruption, poverty and unemployment front the country,” he told reporters.

Ramdev reached Patma Sunday on a two-day visit of the state.