With Baba Ramdev insisting that his hunger strike against corruption will begin as scheduled on Saturday, the Congress core committee members along with Sonia Gandhi met the Prime Minister Mr. Manmohan Singh and appraised him of the situation. Later the senior Congress leaders Pranab Mukherji, Kapil Sibal, Chidambaram, Pawan Bansal, Subodh Kant Sahay, A K Anthoney met separately and discussed the issue.

After the meeting Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Bansal told the media that he will meet Baba Ramdev and the talks will continue. "As politicians we have to meet people. This shouldn't be seen as weakness. If the government is serious and Ramdev is serious, there should be no problem in resolving the issue," he said. Kapil Sibal and Subodh Kant Sahay are also likely to meet with Baba Ramdev. Sources informed that a draft is being prepared by the government on key issues raised by Baba Ramdev, which will be sent to the ministers and the yoga guru on Friday.

The government is also holding talks with Baba Ramdev's associates to stop the yoga guru from taking up the fast. It is learnt that after the second round of talks today (03-06-11), Baba will hold a press confrence and come out with his final decision. According to Baba's associates, even though the government concedes to all the demands of Ramdev baba, he may go on fast for at least three days marking his protest against the corruption.