Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav may have called the Congress “cheats” but the veteran politician has no immediate plans to bring down the government.
Speaking to an English news channel, the SP chief said that his party will not withdraw outside support to the Congress-led UPA government now.
There has been no talk of withdrawing support to the government within the party, Mulayam said.
"Relations have not soured. I do not know on what basis the Prime Minister made these remarks. Right now withdrawing support has not been discussed in the party. Now there is no question of SP withdrawing support to the UPA government. "Why withdraw support and make the government fall when it's a matter of just eight-nine months," Yadav said.
Mulayam’s assurance came a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the UPA faces coalition threats and that he cannot deny the “possibilities” of allies pulling out.
Yadav, whose party is extending outside support to the government, maintained that Congress "cheats" those who support it alluding to the 2G case in which DMK minister A Raja was made an accused and sent to jail.
"Karunanidhi has supported the government. His party also participated in the government. But they trapped a minister of his party and sent him to jail. They (Congress) cheat those who support them," the SP chief said.
He further alleged that the Congress runs the government by controlling the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Income Tax department, and was never a trustworthy party.
He further said that as per his calculation, the next Lok Sabha Elections will be held this year itself.
On Thursday, Yadav had told his party workers that he had “inside information” that the Lok Sabha Elections will be held in November.
Addressing party workers in Lucknow, Yadav had said: "I have come to know about a confidential report which says that elections will be held in November. You people start preparing for them."
The SP chief today, however, appeared to drop hints of his prime ministerial ambitions drawing comparisons between the performance of his party government in Uttar Pradesh and other states including Narendra Modi government in Gujarat.
Listing out development programmes being implemented in the SP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, he asked, "Are such programmes being implemented in Gujarat. So much work is happening in such a populous state like Uttar Pradesh. But everybody's eyes are closed".
"A Third Front will emerge. Fronts emerge as per the situation in the country. After 2014, the prime minister will be from the Third Front," he said.
Asked whether he would head the front, he said, "That will be seen later.”
Asked if he wanted to become Prime Minister, he said, "I have never thought of becoming Prime Minister nor am I thinking about it now."
Yadav also ruled out the possibility of aligning with the BJP after the next Lok Sabha polls, a statement that comes after his praise of L K Advani that triggered speculation.
In the midst of talk over Samajwadi Party's strategy, Finance Minister P Chidambaram appeared to woo the SP saying the Centre will stand by Uttar Pradesh in its development.
"I want to take this opportunity to assure the Chief Minister and his team, as well as the president of their party, 'netaji' that the Government of India is committed to stand by Uttar Pradesh in its development," he said in Lucknow.
The UPA government has been in a tight spot after Trinamool Congress pulled out of the United Progressive Alliance and withdrew support to the government last year. The trouble only increased when the DMK announced its withdrawal from the UPA earlier this month over the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils.
The government is at present dependent on outside support of the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party for its survival.
Many in the SP view the Congress as a sinking ship and feel that any further bon homie with it could prove suicidal.
Speaking to an English news channel, the SP chief said that his party will not withdraw outside support to the Congress-led UPA government now.
There has been no talk of withdrawing support to the government within the party, Mulayam said.
"Relations have not soured. I do not know on what basis the Prime Minister made these remarks. Right now withdrawing support has not been discussed in the party. Now there is no question of SP withdrawing support to the UPA government. "Why withdraw support and make the government fall when it's a matter of just eight-nine months," Yadav said.
Mulayam’s assurance came a day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the UPA faces coalition threats and that he cannot deny the “possibilities” of allies pulling out.
Yadav, whose party is extending outside support to the government, maintained that Congress "cheats" those who support it alluding to the 2G case in which DMK minister A Raja was made an accused and sent to jail.
"Karunanidhi has supported the government. His party also participated in the government. But they trapped a minister of his party and sent him to jail. They (Congress) cheat those who support them," the SP chief said.
He further alleged that the Congress runs the government by controlling the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Income Tax department, and was never a trustworthy party.
He further said that as per his calculation, the next Lok Sabha Elections will be held this year itself.
On Thursday, Yadav had told his party workers that he had “inside information” that the Lok Sabha Elections will be held in November.
Addressing party workers in Lucknow, Yadav had said: "I have come to know about a confidential report which says that elections will be held in November. You people start preparing for them."
Listing out development programmes being implemented in the SP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, he asked, "Are such programmes being implemented in Gujarat. So much work is happening in such a populous state like Uttar Pradesh. But everybody's eyes are closed".
"A Third Front will emerge. Fronts emerge as per the situation in the country. After 2014, the prime minister will be from the Third Front," he said.
Asked whether he would head the front, he said, "That will be seen later.”
Asked if he wanted to become Prime Minister, he said, "I have never thought of becoming Prime Minister nor am I thinking about it now."
Yadav also ruled out the possibility of aligning with the BJP after the next Lok Sabha polls, a statement that comes after his praise of L K Advani that triggered speculation.
In the midst of talk over Samajwadi Party's strategy, Finance Minister P Chidambaram appeared to woo the SP saying the Centre will stand by Uttar Pradesh in its development.
"I want to take this opportunity to assure the Chief Minister and his team, as well as the president of their party, 'netaji' that the Government of India is committed to stand by Uttar Pradesh in its development," he said in Lucknow.
The UPA government has been in a tight spot after Trinamool Congress pulled out of the United Progressive Alliance and withdrew support to the government last year. The trouble only increased when the DMK announced its withdrawal from the UPA earlier this month over the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils.
The government is at present dependent on outside support of the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party for its survival.
Many in the SP view the Congress as a sinking ship and feel that any further bon homie with it could prove suicidal.
source:zeenews
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