12-23-2006, 09:35 PM
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[ 23 Dec, 2006 2049hrs ISTPTI ]
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LUCKNOW: Reacting to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks on the leadership in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh on Saturday said political compulsions forced him to make such statements ahead of assembly polls in the state.
The Prime Minister was only making a lip movement and the voice behind the remarks was of someone else, the SP leader told reporters here.
"He is not the real leader of his party. He is only making lip movement. But, you know whose voice it is," he said.
"It is his political compulsion to make such a statement as elections are round the corner," Amar Singh said.
Advising the Prime Minister to consult economist Montek Singh Ahuluwalia before making any statement on UP's development, he said the state had a surplus budget while others were running on deficit.
The SP leader sarcastically said the Prime Minister's remarks were his last message to Congress workers before the party becomes political non-entity in the coming polls.
In a sharp but veiled attack on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, the Prime Minister said in New Delhi that the state "desperately" needed a leadership that is "forward looking and modern".
On BJP's National Council meeting in Lucknow, Amar Singh termed the party's return to aggressive Hindutva as sheer opportunism.
When the saffron party was in power at the Centre, it had forgotten Ram Mandir, he said adding "now with elections round the corner in Uttar Pradesh, they are again raising the issue to exploit communal sentiments."
But, people in the state had understood their game and would give an appropriate reply at an appropriate time, the SP leader said.
[ 23 Dec, 2006 2049hrs ISTPTI ]
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LUCKNOW: Reacting to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks on the leadership in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh on Saturday said political compulsions forced him to make such statements ahead of assembly polls in the state.
The Prime Minister was only making a lip movement and the voice behind the remarks was of someone else, the SP leader told reporters here.
"He is not the real leader of his party. He is only making lip movement. But, you know whose voice it is," he said.
"It is his political compulsion to make such a statement as elections are round the corner," Amar Singh said.
Advising the Prime Minister to consult economist Montek Singh Ahuluwalia before making any statement on UP's development, he said the state had a surplus budget while others were running on deficit.
The SP leader sarcastically said the Prime Minister's remarks were his last message to Congress workers before the party becomes political non-entity in the coming polls.
In a sharp but veiled attack on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, the Prime Minister said in New Delhi that the state "desperately" needed a leadership that is "forward looking and modern".
On BJP's National Council meeting in Lucknow, Amar Singh termed the party's return to aggressive Hindutva as sheer opportunism.
When the saffron party was in power at the Centre, it had forgotten Ram Mandir, he said adding "now with elections round the corner in Uttar Pradesh, they are again raising the issue to exploit communal sentiments."
But, people in the state had understood their game and would give an appropriate reply at an appropriate time, the SP leader said.