Political rhetoric in Uttar Pradesh has intensified once again over the 1990 kar sevak firing incident in Ayodhya. Samajwadi Party MP SP Singh Patel supported the decision of then Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, saying the step he took at the time was necessary. According to the MP, the matter of the disputed structure was pending before the court and there was no judicial order to demolish it. In such a situation, the government had to act to maintain law and order.
SP Singh Patel said firing was ordered, when needed, to stop the kar sevaks. The action, he said, was not in support of or opposition to any religion, but was taken to ensure compliance with the law. He said it was the government’s responsibility to maintain the existing arrangement as it stood.
After the MP’s statement, the political controversy has heated up again. BJP leaders targeted the Samajwadi Party and demanded an apology over the incident. The controversy has surfaced at a time when there is discussion about SP chief Akhilesh Yadav visiting the Ram temple in Ayodhya with his family on December 12.
Meanwhile, SP Singh Patel has also opposed the proposed katha by Dhirendra Krishna Shastri of Bageshwar Dham. He alleged that some of Shastri’s comments hurt religious sentiments.
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