Clarifying his statement with regard to the possibilities of his ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its top leadership, Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday said that the issue was not new.
Samajwadi Party had said that it had no problem with BJP if the saffron party gave up its Hindutva issues, drawing a sharp reaction from the main opposition party which said it cannot make sacrifice its ideology for short-term political gains.
"I have repeatedly said that if the BJP gives up the temple issue and its demand to withdraw Article 370 from Kashmir (which allows special status to the valley state) I have no problems in joining hands with them in public interest," Mulayam said responding to a question on the confusion in the media that gave an impression that SP was in contact with BJP for an alliance for the Lok Sabha elections.
"I had stated in Lok Sabha and also told Advaniji a long time back that we have no problem with BJP in case it dropped the three contentious issues of Article 370, uniform civil code and Ram Temple. A reference to it can also be found in the parliament records," SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav told reporters in Lucknow.
The BJP dismissed as "mischievous" Yadav`s remarks saying these are "intended to spread rumour”.
"There cannot be even a remote possibility for BJP to consider SP," party vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told reporters in New Delhi.
"Such statements are an effort to misguide the voters and is part of SP`s efforts to regain its lost relevance by creating confusion among the masses", he added.
Naqvi said "Ayodhya is among the core issues of the party and there is no point to leave it. Our party is not like others which can compromise on its ideology for short term political gains," Naqvi said.
"BJP stands for justice, social uplift and equality for all while both SP and BSP have proven by their rule that they are synonymous with goondaraj, injustice and to create a rift in society," he said.Agencies
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