LUCKNOW: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Kanshi Ram said his party could think of having an association with Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav only if the later repented his misdeeds and punished those responsible for resorting to goondaism.
Asked to elaborate on what he meant by repenting, he told reporters that Yaday should apologize for his misdeeds in public.
Mr. Kanshi Ram said the Bharatiya Janata Party would not withdraw support to the Mayawati Government. ‘The continuation of the Mayawati Government was more in the interest of the Bharatiya Janata Party than ours, he said.
The BSP chief also reiterated that there was nothing common between his party and the BIP. “We are poles apart in matters of principles and programs, he added. He said, the Mayawati Government, elitists, will function only in manner the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Chief Minister like, he said. If a tall they have anything against the BSP program, they will voice it during the Ekatmakata Yatra planned to be taken out later, he added. ‘Asked to comment on news reports about issue of a warrant by a court in Indore against him for allegedly using indecent language against people belonging to some high castes, Kanshi Ram said, “judiciary should not be used. wrongly. Held “I am fully aware of the fact that in our attempts to forge ahead, several types of weapons will be used against us and judiciary will be the main weapon.” . . “The political parties opposed to our programs know that it would be differ them to check politically the change which we are trying to usher in BSP leader said, adding “the Congress which is opposing organi Periyar Mela in Lucknow worships me in Tamil Nadu.
Article extracted from this publication >> September 22, 1995
