Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh politics has witnessed a massive political storm following Akhilesh Yadav's visit to Ayodhya, with the Bharatiya Janata Party launching continuous attacks and the Samajwadi Party camp remaining fully active. Amid this charged atmosphere, Samajwadi Party MP Sanatan Pandey has courted a fresh controversy by openly backing the past actions of the party leadership. Sanatan Pandey stated that Mulayam Singh Yadav did the right thing by ordering the police to open fire on kar sevaks in Ayodhya. He argued that the order was given to protect the Constitution of India, questioning how members of the Sangh managed to reach the disputed site when there was a clear court stay in place prohibiting movement there.
'Order Given to Protect the Constitution'
Samajwadi Party leader Sanatan Pandey stated that for the past 35 years, dating back to 1991, the BJP has continuously criticized Mulayam Singh Yadav and claimed that he ordered the firing on Ram bhakts. He asserted that they have used this narrative to mislead the public. However, he countered by asking who ordered the firing on others during their own recent rule, pointing out the respective state and central governments in power at the time. He maintained that if Netaji (Mulayam Singh Yadav) issued the order to open fire to safeguard the Constitution of India, it was a completely correct step.
'A Civil War Could Have Erupted in India'
He further elaborated that the Indian army was deployed at that time, and the primary responsibility was to ensure that no one reached the disputed structure, which they refer to as the Ram Mandir, and which was already protected by a court stay. He questioned how those individuals, referring to the Ram bhakts, managed to reach the spot, noting that the responsibility also lay with the central government and the local administration tasked with maintaining law and order. He warned that had the order to open fire not been given, the mosque could have been destroyed, an event that could have triggered a civil war in India, similar to what happened in other countries when religious structures were destroyed. Therefore, the order to open fire was given solely to protect the Constitution of India.
