People from different walks of life on Saturday staged demonstrations and observed fasts in Orissa to support the anti-graft campaign of Baba Ramdev in New Delhi.

Bhojpuri superstar Manoj Tiwari was the first celebrity to reach Ramlila Maidan — the site of Baba Ramdev’s hunger strike — on Saturday where he sang bhajans and patriotic songs along with thousands of supporters of the yoga guru.

Justice N. Santosh Hegde, a member of civil society in the joint drafting committee for Lokpal Bill, on Saturday said there is nothing wrong in the presence of Sangh Parivar leader Sadhvi Ritambhara on the dais where Baba Ramdev is on a hunger strike against black money.

With no 'Bharat Mata' poster on stage and frequent musings about his protest's non-political character, Baba Ramdev is trying hard to dispel notions that his agitation is a Sangh Parivar-sponsored one

Even as the government continued its talks with Baba Ramdev on his fast against graft and black money, the Congress on Saturday alleged that the movement was being “remote controlled” by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

Baba Ramdev on Saturday said he will continue his fast till he gets written commitment from the government on three main demands and added that he will not fall for any threats.

Indefinite fast will

With barely 24 hours left for his “satyagraha” against corruption and black money, the government on Friday initiated a fresh round of talks with Baba Ramdev to persuade him to give up his proposed agitation.

Baba Ramdev's proposed agitation against corruption is not finding many takers in the film fraternity.

While Salman Khan has questioned the need for a fast, Shah Rukh has openly branded the planned a

Union ministers Kapil Sibal and Subodh Kant Sahay on Friday failed to reach an agreement with Baba Ramdev even after four hours of talks on the yoga guru’s threat to go on an indefinite fast against corruption.

Stepping up his attack on Baba Ramdev, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Friday alleged that RSS was behind the yoga guru’s indefinite fast beginning on Saturday.