Ramdev's decision to call off fast: Cong says no role to play

New Delhi: Congress has come out with a guarded response to yoga guru Ramdev's decision to call off his fast against corruption, saying it is "good news" but the party had played no role in the decision.

"It is good news that Ramdev has broken his fast," Congress General Secretary Janardhan Dwivedi said while responding to the development.

Party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi, however, reacted cautiously saying the decision to fast and call it off was Ramdev's and "Congress has nothing to do with it... but it is good for his health. He should have listened to medical advice earlier."

Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari held that fasts have now become part of the problem than becoming a solution.

"The sacred instrument of protest should not be converted into an agent of destabilisation. Fasts have become a part of the problem rather than a part of solution," Tewari said.

He claimed that as India enters the third decade of liberalisation, "certain legacy issues need to be addressed in the spirit of constructive cooperation rather than becoming handy tools for unwarranted establishment bashing."

Ramdev was observing a fast for the past nine days to protest against corruption and black money issues. He was admitted to Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences in Dehradun on Friday as his health deteriorated.