LUCKNOW: Ramesh Chandra Tripathi, the petitioner who sought a last chance for an amicable settlement of the Ayodhya dispute and actually got lucky, may be enjoying his celebrity status, but his ideological identity has set off a debate among the political parties.
On Friday, BJP state president Surya Pratap Shahi hinted at a press conference that Tripathi was a Congress sympathiser and could well be motivated by the party's concerns.
The Congress lost no time in disowning the man and actually issued an official disclaimer.
In a statement released to the media, UPCC media incharge Subodh Shrivastava categorically stated that "Tripathi is neither a member of the Congress party nor has he participated in any of the party activities."
The release further said, "Certain selfish and vested interests have calculatedly floated the rumour that Congress party is behind the Tripathi's move of filing the petition before the Supreme Court. Such claims are baseless and far from the truth."
Talking to TOI, Shrivastava said, "The move was aimed at countering the whisper campaign that has been doing the rounds for the last few days. Apart from Shahi, BJP vice-president Vinay Katiyar and even the lawyer for Sunni Waqf Board, Zafaryab Jilani, had levelled the same allegation, and so the senior leaders in the party deemed it fit to clear the air."
On Friday, BJP state president Surya Pratap Shahi hinted at a press conference that Tripathi was a Congress sympathiser and could well be motivated by the party's concerns.
The Congress lost no time in disowning the man and actually issued an official disclaimer.
In a statement released to the media, UPCC media incharge Subodh Shrivastava categorically stated that "Tripathi is neither a member of the Congress party nor has he participated in any of the party activities."
The release further said, "Certain selfish and vested interests have calculatedly floated the rumour that Congress party is behind the Tripathi's move of filing the petition before the Supreme Court. Such claims are baseless and far from the truth."
Talking to TOI, Shrivastava said, "The move was aimed at countering the whisper campaign that has been doing the rounds for the last few days. Apart from Shahi, BJP vice-president Vinay Katiyar and even the lawyer for Sunni Waqf Board, Zafaryab Jilani, had levelled the same allegation, and so the senior leaders in the party deemed it fit to clear the air."
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