Support will not come easy this time: SP to Congress

Accusing Congress of using Uttar Pradesh Governor T V Rajeshwar for roping in BSP, Samajwadi Party today made it clear that its support will not come easy this time and indicated readiness to go with Left parties if BSP is not with them.      

"I have been saying since beginning that Congress is in touch with BSP through Governor Rajeshwar. This is called track-II politics," SP general secretary Amar Singh told reporters here.      

Singh also attacked the Congress for changing attitude towards Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. "Earlier Rahul (Gandhi) said Nitish was secular and now Prime Minister Manmohan Singh doubts his secular credentials. This flip-flop politics is beyond my understanding. It seems as if Nitish is a fish and Manmohan Singh and Rahul are trying to catch him in their net," he said.     

Expressing confidence that Samajwadi Party would get enough seats in the Lok Sabha polls to be "relevant", he made it clear that Congress will have a tough deal at its hands if it wanted its support.     

"I am confident that I will be relevant, and if Congress comes to me again I will not behave like a gentleman. This time I will ask for my pound of flesh," he said.