Lucknow, Aug. 30 -- Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president and Union minister Jayant Chaudhary on Sunday hit out at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, accusing some political leaders of viewing every dispute through a political lens and trying to derive political mileage from it.
Addressing a RLD function at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan in Lucknow, Chaudhary invoked his grandfather and former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, saying he had taught his followers to respect people from all sections of society and opposed caste-based politics.
"Chaudhary Charan Singh taught us to respect everyone. He did not practise caste politics. He wanted every section of society to progress," Chaudhary said.
Without naming Akhilesh directly, he said the real issue was not caste but "arrogance, corruption, theft and fraud". He said Chaudhary Charan Singh had taught the RLD a different "ABCD", based on respect and social responsibility.
Chaudhary said several political parties had been formed in the name of Chaudhary Charan Singh and had invoked his name during elections.
While he did not object to this, he said
putting up his photograph was easier than following his ideals.
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