Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said Union Minister Beni Prasad Verma’s controversial remarks against Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav were “unfortunate” and had crossed all limits of decency.
The Union Minister’s jibes against Mulayam drew flak by the partymen also. Reacting sharply to the pot shots, the CM said here on Wednesday that politicians should adhere to some basic norms and stick to a respectable language.
Visibly looking disturbed at the Union Minister’s barbs against Mulayam, the CM said, “After reading the Minister’s remarks in the media, I am of the view that a level of decency must be followed in politics.”
Giving a befitting reply to the Union Minister’s allegations, the CM said it was for the people to decide who will hoist the national flag at the Red Fort.“The Samajwadi Party members have never indulged in making such objectionable remarks even against their rivals,” Akhilesh explained.
Beni had kicked up another controversy on Tuesday when he said that Mulayam Singh Yadav was not even fit to sweep the PM’s residence. He had further stated that if Yadav wanted to become PM he should first try to get the job of a sweeper at the residence of the PM. Verma had made these remarks at a function held in Faizabad. He had stated that the SP was a party based on “lies and fraud” and that it would be finished by the Congress.
Disapproving of Verma’s remarks, the Congress once again ticked him off for his remarks against Yadav, saying it was “regrettable and the party totally distances itself from that”.
“I do not know whether he has said anything like this, but if he has done so, it is regrettable. Mulayam Singh Yadav is a big leader and has been in politics for a long time. Verma was an old friend of Yadav. “The party totally distances itself from it. It has nothing to do with it,” party spokesman Meem Afzal said in Delhi.
Even in the past Beni had put his foot in his mouth on several occasions by stating that Mulayam had terrorist links. Although Beni had even apologised for his faux pas, it did not cut much ice. On another occasion had carried on his tirade against Mulayam and said that those serving family interests could not be termed socialists.