02-05-2009, 02:06 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Why VHP is not making any noise? Kalyan back stabbed them or VHP is ready to back stab Hindus just to keep power with Congress. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What would you want VHP to do?
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Kalyanâs sorry may not save SP-Cong alliance</b>
Bhupendra Chaubey / CNN-IBN
New Delhi: From being the face of the Ram temple movement in the 90s to almost apologising for the destruction of Babri Masjid the wheel has turned a full circle for Kalyan Singh.
Once he was Hindutva's posterboy and now he is fighting with those who thrive on attacking Hindutva.
His alliance with Mulayam Singh has created a huge storm. The congress is threatening to walk out of alliance talks and the SP itself getting worried with the increasing restlessness amongst its core minority vote base.
"We will contest all the 80 seats of UP," says, UP congress president, Rita Bahuguna Joshi.
On Tuesday, Mulayam called a meeting of top Muslim clerics in Lucknow. Amar Singh went all the way to Deoband to speak to Islamic scholars to allay any fears within the Minority community.
And now Kalyan himself is trying to bat for the SP. " I donât have any alliance with Mulayam Singh. I just have a friendship with him. While Muslims have a right to be proud of Islam, Hindus have equal right to be proud of their Hindutva. Itâs unfortunate that to realise their political ambitions some people are creating fissures among these two faiths," says Kalyan Singh.
âI donât need any certificate from the congress on secularism. Who was in power at the centre when the Babri was demolished," says Mulayam Singh.
Uttar Pradesh has always been the state that has been called the gateway to power in the capital. With 17 per cent minority vote, neither the congress nor the SP want to take any chances.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It was thought the SP-Congress alliance would give a tough fight to Maya's BSP. Then Kalyan defected to SP and it was supposed to make the alliance stronger and the BJP irrelevant ensuring Maya's defeat certain in this most populous State.
But then this unravelling is taking place. Kalyan is now seen as a thorn in the flesh and the Congress-SP alliance is coming off the seams. I suppose it will make Maya laugh her way to the banks! Also it may not reverse the misfortunes for BJP.
What would you want VHP to do?
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Kalyanâs sorry may not save SP-Cong alliance</b>
Bhupendra Chaubey / CNN-IBN
New Delhi: From being the face of the Ram temple movement in the 90s to almost apologising for the destruction of Babri Masjid the wheel has turned a full circle for Kalyan Singh.
Once he was Hindutva's posterboy and now he is fighting with those who thrive on attacking Hindutva.
His alliance with Mulayam Singh has created a huge storm. The congress is threatening to walk out of alliance talks and the SP itself getting worried with the increasing restlessness amongst its core minority vote base.
"We will contest all the 80 seats of UP," says, UP congress president, Rita Bahuguna Joshi.
On Tuesday, Mulayam called a meeting of top Muslim clerics in Lucknow. Amar Singh went all the way to Deoband to speak to Islamic scholars to allay any fears within the Minority community.
And now Kalyan himself is trying to bat for the SP. " I donât have any alliance with Mulayam Singh. I just have a friendship with him. While Muslims have a right to be proud of Islam, Hindus have equal right to be proud of their Hindutva. Itâs unfortunate that to realise their political ambitions some people are creating fissures among these two faiths," says Kalyan Singh.
âI donât need any certificate from the congress on secularism. Who was in power at the centre when the Babri was demolished," says Mulayam Singh.
Uttar Pradesh has always been the state that has been called the gateway to power in the capital. With 17 per cent minority vote, neither the congress nor the SP want to take any chances.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It was thought the SP-Congress alliance would give a tough fight to Maya's BSP. Then Kalyan defected to SP and it was supposed to make the alliance stronger and the BJP irrelevant ensuring Maya's defeat certain in this most populous State.
But then this unravelling is taking place. Kalyan is now seen as a thorn in the flesh and the Congress-SP alliance is coming off the seams. I suppose it will make Maya laugh her way to the banks! Also it may not reverse the misfortunes for BJP.