Lucknow, January 04: Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh appears to be trying every trick in the book to get back into limelight.
He has announced that he would float his own political outfit on January 5 in Lucknow and then visit Ayodhya to perform a pooja.
“ A day after announcing the name of my new party, I shall visit Ayodhya and offer prayer at the temple,” he said in Lucknow on Sunday.
Cold shouldered by the BJP even after receiving feelers from its new president Nitin Gadkari that old hands may be taken back, Kalyan now wants to try out his time- tested Ayodhya formula.
The last time he had offered a prayer there was when he returned to the BJP in 2004, five years after he was expelled from the party for “ anti- party” activities.
This time he will be alone in Ayodhya with only his son Rajvir Singh and daughter- in- law Premlata for company as the BJP is ignoring him and most of sadhus of the holy town believe that his new gimmick wouldn’t work.
Mahant Sateyndra Das, the Ram Janmbhoomi priest, dubbed it an old trick of the former CM. “ He is a failed politician.
The Hindus and Muslims have both rejected him.
He has done more harm to both the religions than anyone. He shouldn’t be allowed to enter here. But anonymity,” Janmbhoomi people sentiments.” credential chalked politician,” refusing since we live in a democratic nation, we will prefer to let him sink in anonymity,” Das said.
Nritya Gopal Gas, Mahant of Ram Janmbhoomi Trust, said, “ We cannot let people play politics with our religious sentiments.” “ The BJP is in no hurry to test Kalyan’s credential before inviting him. So he has chalked out his roadmap as a lonely politician,” said a senior BJP leader refusing to be named.
—Agencies