Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said that the statement on reservation by the RSS seems to have damaged the electoral prospects of the BJP in Bihar assembly elections.
The controversial statement provided a convenient tool to the Nitish Kumar led grand alliance to beat the BJP and they are exploiting reservation issue to the hilt in their favour and even their sworn enemies have joined hands with the secular alliance.
“The BJP was poised to win the assembly elections in Bihar, people of Bihar for the lack of development during the Nitish Kumar regime favour change of guard at Patna. The BJP has created very positive atmosphere in its favour as if it all set to win the elections, the statement against the reservation by the RSS seems to have thrown spanner,” said Mulayam Singh Yadav here on Monday while addressing the 49th death anniversary of the socialist ideologue Ram Manohar lohia.
He added, “Though Congress will criticise me I also favour change in Bihar.”
Without naming the RSS chief, Mulayam Singh Yadav said RsRs the anti reservation statement by the RSS has provided a convenient handle to Nitish Kumar led grand alliance to attack the BJP. Many opponents of the grand alliance have joined hands with lalu-Nitish, it has also softened the forces opposed to the secular alliance and even polarized section of electorate in favour of lalu Yadav-Nitish Kumar’ combine”.
On September 21, weeks before the Bihar elections, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in an interview to Sangh’s organ Organiser and Panchjanya had suggested “social review” of the reservation policy by an apolitical committee comprising of experts and eminent persons. later the RSS denied that its chief Mohan Bhagwat had called for ending quota for OBCs. The BJP also distances itself from the RSS chief and said RsRs it “respected 100 per cent the reservation rights of the SCs, STs and other backward castes
The state Governor Ram Naik also participated in the meeting to commemorate the death anniversary of the socialist ideologue, held at the lohia Park here at Gomti Nagar. Paying glowing tributes to lohia, the Governor said RsRsas per the constitution this is my government and I am fortunate to have got the opportunity to serve the people of UP’’. CM Akhilesh Yadav was also present in the meeting.
Praising the state government headed by his son Akhilesh Yadav , SP chief said RsRsthe SP government in UP has achieved spectular success in all sphere of development in the state which no other state can rival, yet we do not want to challenge any state as it smacks of arrogance’’.
He said recently a senior BJP leader and Union minister lauded the efforts of the state government to accelerate the development process and particularly praised the construction of Agra –lucknow expressway. RsRsThere are some people in every political party irrespective of the ideology have the courage of conviction to speak the truth this spirit should be respected’’, said the SP chief.
Commenting on the recent incidents of communal conflict SP chief said RsRs since the state Governor Ram Naik is also present here I will not criticize the BJP, I have never hesitated in praising the good works and policies of the BJP but the socialist have also the courage to oppose whatever they find unjust and unfair’’.
“I have spoken to the villagers in Bishada. I am very happy to find that peace and harmony is prevailing in Bishada village of Dadri where Hindus helped and turned out in large numbers in the marriage of the daughters of muslims. Where ever Hindu are in majority they should protect the muslims and where muslims are in majority they should take care of Hindus. This is what lohia strived for all his life, peace and harmony in society will be everlasting only by strengthening the relations’’, said the SP chief.