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Kalyan gives strong punches to ‘gaddar’ Mulayam, may rejoin BJP

LUCKNOW — Snubbed by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Yadav, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh today called Yadav a “traitor” and indicated he was willing to return BJP while his son Rajbir Singh resigned from SP.

“I have committed many mistakes in my life and accepting the friendship with Mulayam was the biggest one,” he said. Asked about his future political course and rejoining BJP, Kalyan said “all options are open”.

“Main RSS ka swayamsewak tha aur abhi bhi hun (I was a worker of RSS and am still there),” the former BJP leader said while talking of strengthening Hindutva ideology.

He claimed both Mulayam and SP general secretary Amar Singh had visited his house in Delhi and Lucknow and wanted him to join the party but he declined the offer and would stick to his stand in future also.

“Mulayam is blaming me for the defeat in bypolls stating that Muslim voters drifted from SP. But I want to ask why 40 per cent voters did not vote for SP in Firozabad. Similarly, OBCs, Brahmins, Thakurs (Rajputs), Nishads and other castes did not vote for SP”, Kalyan said asking Mulayam to introspect about the real cause behind SP’s dismal performance in bypolls.

Accompanied by his father at the press conference, Kalyan’s son Rajbir charged Mulayam with hurting the sentiments of his father. Mulayam had said that he would never take Kalyan in SP.

Accepting that his support to SP had weakened BJP in Uttar Pradesh, Kalyan said he was ready to “compensate” by working for the party, “may be from outside”.

“I am remorseful for my act to weaken the party. But I will do whatever is needed to strengthen it and propagate Hindutva ideology”, he said.

“People used to tell me that he (Mulayam) is a traitor and only thinks of his family but I trusted him”, Kalyan said adding that despite his “fractured” leg he had campaigned for SP during Lok Sabha polls due to which it got 23 seats.

Hailing Congress’ stand on Mulayam, Kalyan said, “I appreciate Congress which had timely understood Mulayam’s nature and kept him at bay”.

Kalyan appeared to be soft towards SP’s general secretary Amar Singh. Even after repeated questions on Amar, Kalyan said, “I will not make any adverse comment against Amar Singh.”

– AGENCIES