is nowhere in the picture.
Bhopal: Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh said on Monday that his party and the Samajwadi Party (SP) were the two main contenders in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, as the ruling "BSP is involved in corruption, while BJP
is nowhere in the picture."
"Congress is going to form the government in Uttar Pradesh, as the main contest there is between Congress and Samajwadi Party.
"BSP is involved neck-deep in corruption, while BJP is nowhere in Uttar Pradesh. Therefore, the main contest is between SP and Congress," Digvijay told reporters after paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary at the Old Vidhan Sabha.
Commenting on SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav's promise to provide government jobs to "educated rape victims", he said that according to the Supreme Court guidelines the identity of such victims cannot be disclosed.
Digvijay arrived in Bhopal on Sunday night via Indore and left for Lucknow on Monday after meeting state party chief Kantilal Bhuria and Leader of Opposition Ajay Singh.
The senior Congress leader also dubbed as "nautanki" (drama) the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's announcement of observing a 'maun vrat' (vow of silence) against the Centre for allegedly overlooking state's interests.
Digvijaya said that Congress leaders in the state would also observe silence in reply to the Chief Minister's move to highlight the problems faced by people in the state.
"Congress leaders will observe a 'maun vrat' to awaken the conscience of the state Lokayukta, so that raids can be conducted against corrupt ministers and other bigwigs and not just against lower rank officials," Digvijaya said.
He said the Opposition will also identify the corrupt ministers and expose them during the vow of silence which will be observed on February 2.
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