New Delhi, March 23
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dubbed as “reprehensible” efforts of regional parties to form a grand alliance with the Congress. He claimed that socialist ideologue Ram Manohar Lohia would be “horrified” as most of these parties claimed to be his followers.
The SP, Janata Dal-Secular, Rashtriya Janata Dal and Sharad Yadav’s Loktantrik Janata Dal were some of the parties formed on socialist ideology. In a blog to mark the 109th birth anniversary of Lohia, Modi alleged, “Today, the parties that falsely claim to be Dr Lohia’s followers are desperate to form an opportunistic ‘maha-milawat’ (adulterated alliance) with the same Congress (which Lohia opposed). It is both ironical and reprehensible.”
On the other hand, he said that Lohia would be “proud” of the NDA government led by the BJP for following his ideas. The PM said nothing pained Lohia more than caste hierarchy and inequality between women and men. “But neck deep in vote bank politics, it was parties that dishonestly claim to be Dr Lohia’s followers that opposed the NDA government’s move to abolish the inhuman practice of triple talaq,” he said. Modi said whenever Lohia spoke, the Congress “trembled with fear”. He said Lohia had once claimed that during the Congress regime, neither agriculture and industry improved, nor the Army. “Those parties that claim inspiration from Lohia have completely abandoned his principles. They are leaving no opportunity to insult him...” — TNS
BJP seems to be schizophrenic: Akhilesh
I wonder which principles are being spoken of. The BJP seems to be schizophrenic. On the one hand, they try to co-opt Gandhiji, Bhagat Singh, Sardar Patel, Dr Ambedkar and Dr Lohia and on the other, they follow people whom these leaders opposed and disagreed with. — SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav
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