Samajwadi Party joins the Brahmin wooing race
Express News Service Posted online: Mon May 17 2010, 03:36 hrs
Lucknow : Section of party leaders unhappy with such meetings as they
feel the party is digressing from its main agenda-breaking the caste
system
Samajawadi Party joined the race to lure Brahmin votes in the state by
organising a meeting of "Samajwadi Brahmin Sabha" at the party
headquarters on the occasion of Parshuram Jayanti on Sunday.
Addressing the gathering, party state president Akhilesh Yadav, who
was the chief guest on the occasion, said the Brahmin Samaj has always
taken a lead role in any movement in our country. He appealed to the
Brahmins to fight against corruption prevailing in the state.
He informed the gathering that party national president Mulayam Singh
Yadav could not attend today's meeting as he was unwell.
According to him, the party has always ensured proper respect for
Brahmins. He recalled that his father had declared "Parshuram Jayanti"
as a public holiday during his tenure as the chief minister of the
state. He also reminded the gathering that the party had given
important positions to Brahmin leaders within the organisation.
According to sources in SP, with such meetings, the party wants to
avoid a complete loss of Brahmin votes to the BSP and Congress. "The
party wants to communicate to the Brahmins that they have the option
to join SP," said a party source.
A section of SP leaders was, however, unhappy with the party's
decision to hold a meeting in the name of "Samajwadi Brahmin Sabha".
According to such leaders, this indicates the frustration within the
Samajwadi camp. "I had opposed the idea of holding a meeting of
Samajwadi Brahmins. It gives a clear message that the party has got
diverted from its main agenda to break the caste system," a senior SP
leader said.
Party national vice-president Brijbhushan Tewari, however, denied that
SP is promoting caste politics by holding such meetings.
"Caste is a factor in state politics. It is a way to create political
awareness among various castes," he added.
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