Mulayam a traitor: Kalyan

Asked about his future political course and rejoining BJP,Kalyan said “all options are open”.

“Mein RSS ka swayamsewak tha aur abhi bhi hun” (I was a worker of RSS and am still there)”,the former BJP leader said while talking of strengthening Hindutva ideology.

He claimed both Mulayam and SP general secretary Amar Singh had visited his house in Delhi and Lucknow and wanted him to join the party but he declined the offer and would stick to his stand in future also.

“Mulayam is blaming me for the defeat in bypolls stating that Muslim voters drifted from SP. But I want to ask why 40 per cent voters did not vote for SP in Firozabad. Similarly,OBCs,Brahmins,Thakurs,Nishads and other castes did not vote for SP”,Kalyan said asking Mulayam to introspect about the real casue behind SP’s dismal performance in bypolls.

About BJP,Kalyan Singh said though there were “some problems” in the party with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat “taking its charge”,BJP would “soon emerge stronger”.

Accompanied by his father at the press conference,Kalyan’s son Rajbir charged Mulayam with hurting the sentiments of his father and said “we are deeply hurt by the statement given by the SP chief yesterday and there is no point in staying in a party where my father and his supporters are insulted”.

Mulayam had said that he would never take Kalyan in SP. Accepting that his support to SP had weakened BJP in Uttar Pradesh,Kalyan said he was ready to “compensate” by working for the party,”may be from outside”.

“I am remorseful for my act to weaken the party. But I will do whatever is needed to strengthen it and propagate Hindutva ideology”,he said.

“People used to tell me that he (Mulayam) is a traitor and only thinks of his family but I trusted him”,Kalyan said adding that despite his “fractured” leg he had campaigned for SP during Lok Sabha polls due to which it got 23 seats.

“Had I not campaigned for SP,it would have got less than 14 seats in Lok Sabha” ,Kalyan claimed alleging that due to the “selfish approach” of Mulayam,leaders like Raj Babbar,Beni Prasad Verma and Mohammad Azam Khan had left the party.

“Mulayam had even ditched his community friends”,he charged.

Hailing Congress’ stand on Mulayam,Kalyan said,”I appreciate Congress which had timely understood Mulayam’s nature and kept him at bay”.

Kalyan said “even if they (Mulayam and Amar) come to me with folded hands and request me to do so,I will never ever think of joining SP.”

About his attending SP convention in Agra,Kalyan said that he was invited there by SP General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav and Mulayam who himself raised slogans of “Kalyan Singh zindabad” during the meeting.

To a question about the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya,Kalyan said he would soon visit the place and wanted to see a “grand Ram temple there”.

“I want to see a grand Ram temple built in Ayodhya during my life time. Neither Samajwadi Party nor Congress could do that. That is why there is need to strengthen a ‘rashtravadi’ party which is BJP,” he said.

About his quitting SP,Rajbir said “we never want that our leaders or supporters whether they are from any caste,are insulted.”

He alleged that Mulayam Singh cheated Kalyan and him. Though Kalyan Singh attacked Mulayam,he refrained from targeting Amar Singh.

“I will not make any adverse comment against Amar Singh,” Kalyan Singh said when his views were sought on the SP general secretary.

Even after repeated questions on Amar Singh,Kalyan said he had nothing to say about Amar. During the press conference at his residence,old hoardings of Kalyan Singh photographed with BJP chief Rajnath Singh,former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee,Kesari Nath Tripathi,former UP assembly Speaker,and state BJP leader Lalji Tondon were seen at the hall.