Shivpal Singh justifies 1990 firing on ‘Karsevaks’

“There was a court order to maintain the status quo; it was the responsibility of the administration to ensure the status quo was not disturbed,” he said, adding that the BJP just lies about this case.

Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh, on Thursday, justified the firing on ‘Karsevaks’ in 1990 during the Mulayam Singh Yadav government and said the constitution needs to be protected and the court order was to be followed.

SP leader Shivpal Singh Yadav during his rally at Ramabai ground in Lucknow. (HT File)

Responding to a question in Etawah about the BJP’s charge that Mulayam Singh Yadav opened fire on the ‘Karsevaks,’ he said that the BJP lied on this issue to mislead the people. ‘There was a court order to maintain the status quo; it was the responsibility of the administration to ensure the status quo was not disturbed,” he said, adding that the BJP just lies about this case.

“On the consecration ceremony on January 22, Yadav said that the entire family would go to Ayodhya for the darshan of Ram Lalla. He also criticised deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak for commenting on the Yadav family, stating, “Everyone knows his status in the Yogi government.”

“Everyone knows the consecration ceremony is a political event of the BJP; the entire ceremony should have been handled by the saints,” he added.