PTI

Aligarh, APr 9: Kalyan Singh, who as BJP leader was a prominent member of the Ayodhya movement in the 90s, says a solution of the vexed Ram temple issue cannot be enforced through laws but reached only through a dialogue between Hindus and Muslims.

Singh, who recently aligned with the Samajwadi Party and has owned "moral responsibility" for the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992, said, "it is my firm conviction that any attempt to enforce a solution by enacting new laws without taking the sentiments of both sections into consideration would only lead to further acrimony and bolster divisive forces in the country".

In an interview to PTI, 77-year-old Singh, who parted ways with the BJP in the run-up to the general elections, says the "major re-alignment" of political forces that has taken place in north India will throw up "surprise results" that will be a "setback" to BSP and the BJP.

Hitting out at the BJP, he said while it pledged to build the Ram Temple, it was aware that many NDA allies were opposed to this move. The BJP has presented a "duplicate manifesto" and will finally veer around to moving on the NDA agenda.

"The BJP is still raising sensitive issues including the false promise of building the Ram Temple but the people of the country are now asking as to what it has done for building the temple when it was in power in the Centre for more than six years," Singh said.

"If this imbroglio is not resolved through negotiations, then the only way out for both the parties is to await a final decision of the Supreme Court on the matter," Singh said.

Singh also attacked the saffron party for indulging in "divisive" politics by harping on controversial issues like abrogation of Article 370 and introduction of Common Civil Code.

The former BJP vice president said, "The country is passing through a very challenging period and any attempt to inject divisive politics will only be detrimental to its interests".

Singh lashed out at the Mayawati government saying "the breakdown of law and order in the state, which is a result of overpowering influence of mafia, has led to a reign of terror in the state."

For BJP, Singh said, "After facing an imminent rout in this general elections, the party would receive such a set back that it will take more than 20 years for it to dream of any sort of come back."

Singh said his friendship with Mulayam Singh marks a major realignment of political forces in north India as it is based on the principal of fair and proportionate share for all sections of the society, including minorities, backward and tribals.

He said the new alliance was fully committed to providing 33 percent reservation for women in all legislative bodies in the country as long as this measure also included adequate representation of women belonging to all underprivileged sections.