The statement of the SSP was condemned by the BJP leaders

The statement of the SSP was condemned by the BJP leaders and termed him as a' political agent' of the SP government. UP BJP spokesperson Vijay Bahadur Pathak said in lucknow that the SSP has violated the Service rules by making a political statement and hence he should be suspended immediately.''Friday's clash in Kanth area was only due to the biased attitude of the authorities and now they are trying to cover up their lapses by blaming the BJP and making the issue political,''Pathak alleged.   

Meanwhile, BJP MlA Sangeet Som, who was detained on Friday when he was on his way to Moradabad to attend the Maha-panchayat along with four MPs, claimed on Saturday that he was being targeted in the entire incident.  He claimed that it was the state administration who objected on the issue of loudspeaker in the temple and now they are blaming the BJP for the controversy. UP BJP state president laxmikant Bajpai had constituted a five-member legislator team to probe into the Kanth incident.  BJP legislator Suresh Khanna will head the team and submit a report to the state unit very soon, party leaders said.