Congress, S P prioritising vote bank politics over national interest on SIR issue: BJP MP

Lucknow, Feb. 5 -- The stance adopted by the Congress and the Samajwadi Party on a constitutional matter like the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) once again reveals that for these parties, narrow vote-bank politics, not national interest, is paramount, alleged BJP MLA Dr Rajeshwar Singh here on Wednesday.

Expressing his strong reaction through social media, Sarojininagar MLA Dr. Singh said that the silence of the Congress and the Samajwadi Party on the issue of illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya immigrants - and in many cases, their tacit support -cannot be considered an unintentional mistake from any perspective. This is a well-thought-out strategy aimed at converting illegal immigrants into voters to further their political agenda. This a...