Comparing Charan Singh's legacy to 'small election' of 2024 belittles him: Jayant Chaudhary
Chaudhary Charan Singh with a «small election» of 2024 is belittling him, Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Jayant Chaudhary said, refusing to spill beans over the said «deal» between his party and the BJP. He was asked about speculations of the RLD joining the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and switching over from the INDIA bloc after Bharat Ratna was announced for his grandfather.
«If you compare a small election of 2024 with the great legacy of Chaudhary Charan Singh, you are belittling him and insulting his supporters. It is an insult to an honour like Bharat Ratna,» Chaudhary said.
Asked about the allegations of a «deal» between RLD and BJP, he said, «The process of deciding on Bharat Ratna is a pious process. The government takes decisions in the interest of the nation, keeping in mind people's sentiment… 37 years after his death, a government thought of honouring him. If they are seeing something wrong with this and if they think there is a transaction, it shows their ideological decline.»
Asked what went wrong with the Samajwadi Party, he said it is an «internal matter», adding that he will explain later why he changed his stand.
«Those are internal matters, based on trust. Whatever discussions took place between me and Akhilesh ji, I will not discuss it outside… When our alliance is decided and announced, I will be able to tell why I changed my stand and the way ahead,» he said.
On his earlier remarks that he will not «flip like a coin», Singh said there should be an «expiry date» to remarks.
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