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SP rules out pre-poll alliance with Congress
Lucknow, Mar 13: The ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh today ruled out any pre-poll alliance with the Congress after the latter threatened to withdraw support in the state.
Lucknow, Mar 13: The ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh
today ruled out any pre-poll alliance with the Congress after the
latter threatened to withdraw support in the state.
SP General Secretary Amar Singh said the government had a
majority in the assembly and would not buckle under pressure from
any quarter.
Talking to reporters here, he said with yesterday's statement of
senior Congress leader Arjun Singh that the party might withdraw
support, all roads leading to any alliance had been closed.
Claiming that such statements would only benefit the BJP in the
state, he said the SP had the capability to prove its strength in
the Lok Sabha polls.
Commenting over the statement of former Bihar Chief Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav alleging that Mulayam Singh Yadav was a ''BJP agent,'' Singh said the future political shape would itself prove who was the real agent of the BJP.
Bureau Report
Commenting over the statement of former Bihar Chief Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav alleging that Mulayam Singh Yadav was a ''BJP agent,'' Singh said the future political shape would itself prove who was the real agent of the BJP.
Bureau Report