Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav was reasonably irked with the regular attack on his party, on the distress death of victims at Muzaffarnagar riot relief camps. He accused that earlier Rahul Gandhi of Congress and now his ally Rashtriya Janta Dal president Lalu Prasad are playing politics over Muzaffarnagar riots. He said "Some persons (Lalu) reached there immediately after being released from jail. He had said he will not allow Mulayam to become prime minister in the past. He has said the same thing now. What's new in it? "
The SP chief alleged, "Woh (Lalu) Congress ke talve chaat rahe hain. Uski chaploosi kar rahe hain" (He is licking feet of Congress. He is behaving like a sycophant)" and also accused Lalu of siding with different parties to grab power.
Praising his government , Mulayam said," the SP government had tried its best to compensate whatever damage was incurred during the riots.He said "After independence, so many riots took place. No government has ever helped riot victims the way in which SP government has helped Muzaffarnagar riot victims. We have distributed Rs 90 crore," .
But the seasoned politician in Mulayam Singh Yadav, caught the route of the political wind, that is blowing in the country, while until now he was denying Modi factor in UP, but on Tuesday admitted that the BJP may win 30-40 seats more in 2014 in comparison to 2009.
However, he added, that the BJP will not be able for the form the government on its own. He also predicted that Congress will lose and that third front will come to power after elections. He also attacked RJD president Lalu Prasad by calling him sycophant who was 'licking the feet' of Congress leaders.
Mulayam Singh observed that the BJP would have some gains in Lok Sabha polls next year due to its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and said,"Modi will help BJP win more seats but despite that, it will not be able to form the next government at the centre as no party is with it, but Congress will be voted out,."
INDIA HONEST conclude that at the end of 2013, one thing is now universally accepted that BJP in tune with Narendra Modi has stolen the limelight for 2014 election, as the lead party, significantly ahead of all others, at least in the cow belt and other northern states, except South and North East.
Now it will be much interesting to see how Rajnath Singh & co. moves ahead in four southern state in time to create a fruitful Modi wave working in tandem with the gains made in this assembly elections, to consolidate its numbers. First move and wise organisational move in time will be crucial, as BJP has still to do lot of ground work in South.