Mulayam Singh Yadav is a BJP agent: Congress leader Rashid Alvi

New Delhi: There may be a possible new twist in the race for the President's post. After the Samajwadi Party's attempt at putting up a united front against Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, ties between the Samajwadi Party and the Congress seem to have soured. Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi in a surprise attack called Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav a BJP agent.

"I have been saying this for the past 10 years that Mulayam Singh Yadav is one of the biggest agents of the BJP," Alvi said while speaking in Moradabad. Alvi's comment came despite the SP backing UPA's Presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee.

Reacting to Alvi's comment, SP MP Shahid Siddiqui said that Alvi has always been anti-SP. "I hope he(Rashid Alvi) has consulted his party President Sonia Gandhi and other senior party leaders before make such a statement. Rashid Alvi is always anti-SP. He may be frustrated. He is no where in UP. He's making such statements to be in the limelight," Siddiqui said.

\"I\'ve been saying this for the past 10 years that Mulayam Singh is one of the biggest agents of BJP,\" Alvi said.

He however, said this won't affect SP's support to Congress.

The Congress also slammed Alvi for his comments. Congress leader Janardhan Dwivedi said, "We are always in favour of uniting secular forces. We do not approve of Alvi's comments."

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