RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav today attacked former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, calling him "a convict" in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
"He (Kalyan) is a convict in the demolition of the Babri Masjid. He is not a member of the SP. Is he a member of SP?" Lalu said, when his opinion was sought on the former UP CM's call to Muslims to defeat the BJP.
Just before the Lok Sabha polls, Kalyan had quit the BJP to join hands with his erstwhile bete noire Mulayam Singh Yadav and has been campaigning for the latter's Samajwadi Party candidates in Uttar Pradesh.
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