‘Won’t allow Babri to be emotive issue’
Wary of its alliance partner BJP possibly using the Allahabad high court’s verdict to drum up support for it in the upcoming Assembly elections, the JD(U) on Tuesday said that it would not allow the emotive issue to become a part of the campaign in the state. It also said that those, who are not satisfied with the high court’s verdict, could go for an appeal in the Supreme Court.
Speaking to reporters here at his residence, JD(U) president Sharad Yadav said, “It is possible that it (the verdict) is justice to many or it is not. I say that there is an option to go for appeal in court further.”
Emphasising that development in the state and the performance of the state government would be the main issue, Mr Yadav said, “We will be contesting the elections, while keeping the real issues on the front.” He also made it clear that there was “no question of discussing” the Ayodhya issue during the campaign.
When asked whether the court verdict on Ayodhya will have any impact in the Bihar elections, he replied in the negative.
He said that he was always of the view that the solution to the Ayodhya dispute was possible either through dialogue between the parties or by the court. “I believe that there is no necessity to explain that on whose favour is the Ayodhya verdict,” he added.
Mr Yadav said that he is not convinced if “political people” look at the issue from different angle. “We don’t go into the debate on which party is doing what on this,” he said.
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