MUZAFFARNAGAR: Ahead of
INDIA bloc
's crucial meeting in Delhi, senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Shivpal Yadav and uncle of party chief Akhilesh Yadav said "there can be no alliance with
BSP
until its leader (
Mayawati
) distances herself from BJP".
Yadav was in Muzaffarnagar and Deoband on Sunday to hold party meetings with workers. On
Congress
's recent assembly polls' drubbing in the Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, the SP leader said, "Yes, BJP won in the three states.
It was the peoples' mandate. We have to accept it. However, the INDIA bloc will unitedly accomplish the task of removing the BJP from the country in 2024." He also said there is still time to decide the distribution of seats, and talks will be held on this issue. About the potential PM face within the INDIA bloc, Shivpal Yadav said, "We've several capable leaders who could assume the role. A decision on this will be made later."
Leaders of the INDIA bloc are scheduled to meet in Delhi on December 19. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh had recently announced the date on 'X'. Regarding the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Yadav criticised the BJP, alleging their attempts to claim credit for it. He emphasised that the construction work was underway following the Supreme Court directive, and that SP leaders were yet to receive any invitation for the January 22 consecration ceremony.
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