LUCKNOW: BSP on Sunday reacted sharply to Samajwadi Party allegations that Uttar Pradesh police harassed and terrorised Muslims in Azamgarh and sought to pass the blame to Congress and UPA government at the Centre.
"Police from Delhi where there is a Congress government had come here earlier this week and requested help to carry out searches and if anyone has to be blamed it should be the Congress and UPA government," a BSP spokesman here said.
The Samajwadi Party had charged the BSP government with harassing and terrorising Muslims in Azamgarh in the name of searching terrorists.
Terming the SP's allegations as a bundle of lies and irresponsible statements, the spokesman said they were aimed at provoking Muslims.
"The fact is that, ever since the it had sided with the UPA government over the nuclear deal issue, both the SP and the Congress have lost confidence of Muslims and had been resorting to gimmicks to woo them," he claimed.
Interests of all sections of society including Muslims are safe under the current government, he said, adding that Muslims are aware the SP "designs".
The spokesman maintained that there was no additional deployment of security personnel in Azamgarh.
