New Delhi: Samajwadi Party on Saturday attacked the
"ungrateful" Congress for fielding its candidate in Firozabad
Lok Sabha by-polls against the party supremo's daughter-in-law
and reminded it that the SP did not put up candidates in
Amethi and Rai Bareli.
SP leader Amar Singh sought to project the Congress as
"ungrateful", asking "we saved their government (after the
Left parted ways on the issue of nuclear deal), but what we
got in return for our friendly act?"
Singh recited a Hindi film song to target Congress chief
Sonia Gandhi, suggesting that despite the loyalty shown by
them what they got in return is "betrayal".
The SP leader, who was speaking to reporters at the
residence of RLD chief Ajit Singh, showered praise on him for
supporting Firozabad SP candidate Dimple Yadav, daughter-in-
law of SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav.
"On the one hand there is someone like Ajit Singh, and on
the other they are...the pain. We did not field candidates in
Rai Bareli, Amethi (the Lok Sabha seats of Sonia Gandhi and
his son Rahul). Apart from this, we saved their government,"
Singh said.
"Ajit Singh supported Dimple Yadav. He (Ajit Singh) was
of the view that Mulayam Singh's daughter-in-law was like his
daughter-in-law and where there is question of the honour of
daughter-in-law, there can not be politics," he said.
When Congress was in need, his party supported them but
now they do not "even recognise" him when their (Congress')
purpose was fulfilled, Amar Singh charged.
Bureau Report
First Published: Saturday, November 07, 2009, 19:13