Lucknow. The issue of police firing on kar sevaks in Ayodhya in 1990 is once again at the centre of political discussion in Uttar Pradesh. Samajwadi Party MP from Pratapgarh SP Singh Patel defended the decision of then Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, saying the step was necessary at the time to maintain law and order.
In a conversation, the MP said the case linked to the Babri Masjid dispute was pending in court and it was the government’s responsibility to maintain the status quo at the disputed site. According to him, the decision to order firing, if needed, to stop the kar sevaks was not taken in support of or against any religion, but with the aim of ensuring compliance with the law.
The MP also opposed the proposed katha of Bageshwar Dham’s Dhirendra Krishna Shastri. He alleged that Dhirendra Shastri’s remarks hurt religious sentiments and that his programme in Uttar Pradesh would be opposed.
On Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav’s proposal to visit Ram Lalla and Hanumangarhi in Ayodhya on December 12, the MP said worship is a matter of personal faith. It should not be made a medium of political publicity.
Allegations and counter-allegations between the SP and the BJP continue over the 1990 firing. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has already demanded that Akhilesh Yadav apologise to the kar sevaks over the incident.
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