Take all UP MLAs to Ayodhya on Jan 22, SP legislator writes to Assembly Speaker
Lucknow, Jan 10: Samajwadi Party MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh on Wednesday said he has written a letter to the Uttar Pradesh assembly speaker asking him to take all legislators to Ayodhya for the consecration ceremony on January 22.
The SP MLA from Gauriganj in Amethi said he has not yet got any response from Speaker Satish Mahana.
"I have written a letter to the assembly speaker and requested him to take all the legislators with him to Ayodhya for the January 22 consecration ceremony," Singh, third term SP MLA from Gauriganj, Amethi, told PTI.
He said, "As the Speaker is our patron, I have made the request to him and sent a letter to his office". Singh was referring to all MLAs of UP across party lines.
It comes at a time when his own party president Akhilesh Yadav is non-committal on going to Ayodhya for the January 22 consecration ceremony.
Asked earlier about VHP working president Alok Kumar's claim that an invitation to attend the "Pran Pratistha" event in Ayodhya has been sent to Yadav, the SP president said he does not know him and has "perhaps never met him".
"We all are followers of Lord Ram and the Speaker should take MLAs with him to Ayodhya," Singh said.
When queried what response did he get from the Speaker or his office, the SP MLA said as he is out of station, there is no response to his request so far.
About party national general secretary Swami Prasad Maurya's recent controversial statements, he said the SP president (Akhilesh Yadav) has asked everyone not to speak about religious issues and focus on the cause of backwards, Dalits and the oppressed.
On Wednesday, Maurya justified the then Mulayam Singh Yadav government's order directing the police to open fire on 'Kar sevaks' in Ayodhya in 1990, saying it was done to "protect the Constitution".
Maurya was in Kasganj during the day.
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Sujit Nair raises concerns over speculation of DMK-AIADMK understanding to block TVK
Chennai: Journalist and political commentator Sujit Nair has expressed concern over speculation that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam could explore a post-poll understanding to prevent Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam from forming the government in Tamil Nadu.
In a social media post, Sujit Nair said the election verdict in Tamil Nadu reflected a clear public demand for political change and argued that the mandate should be respected irrespective of political preferences.
Referring to reports and political discussions surrounding a possible understanding between the DMK and AIADMK, he said he hoped such developments remained only speculative conversations and did not turn into reality.
Nair stated that if such an alliance were to take shape, it would raise serious questions about ideological politics in the country. He said TVK had emerged through a democratic electoral process and that the legitimacy to govern in a parliamentary democracy comes from the people’s verdict.
According to him, attempts to prevent an electoral winner from forming the government through unexpected political arrangements may be constitutionally valid, but many people could view them as politically opportunistic.
He further said that such a move could particularly affect the political image of the DMK, which has historically projected itself around ideology, social justice and opposition politics. Nair said that in ideological terms, the DMK appeared closer to TVK than to the AIADMK, and joining hands with its long-time political rival only to remain in power could weaken its broader political narrative.
He added that the same questions would apply to the AIADMK as well, as the party had spent decades positioning itself against the DMK and such an arrangement could create discomfort among its cadre and supporters.
Drawing a comparison with Maharashtra politics in 2019, Nair said he had expressed similar views when the Shiv Sena formed an alliance with the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party after the Assembly elections.
He said post-poll alliances between long-standing political rivals often create a public perception that ideology and electoral mandates become secondary when political power equations come into play.
Nair also said such developments increase public cynicism towards politics and reinforce the belief among voters that ideology is often sidelined after elections.
He maintained that the Tamil Nadu verdict was emphatic and said respecting both the spirit and substance of the mandate was important for the credibility of democratic politics.
