Bhopal: District Returning Officer and Collector Bhopal has ordered an inquiry whether permission was granted for the three-day camp of sadhus being held by Namdas Tyagi, known as Computer Baba. Besides this, the officer has sought a probe on the cost of the event as well as the role of Congress leader Digvijay Singh. Digvijay along with his wife had on Tuesday performed a ‘havan’ in the presence of Tyagi and other sadhus at a ‘maha yagna’ organised in Bhopal.
Tyagi said that the yagna was a form of ‘Hat Yoga’ to ensure Digvijay’s win in the Lok Sabha elections. He had also accused the BJP of fooling the community of seers by using the Ram Mandir issue as a political tool.
‘Computer Baba’ was appointed as a Minister of State (MoS) under the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government. However, he had openly rebelled against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after being denied a ticket to contest elections held in Madhya Pradesh.
Bhopal will go to polls in the sixth phase of parliamentary elections on May 12, and counting of votes will take place on May 23. In Bhopal, Digvijay is contesting against BJP’s Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur from Bhopal Lok Sabha seat.