Muslims not angry with SP: Shivpal

KANPUR: Blaming opposition for spreading rumours about Muslims being angry with SP, Shivpal Singh Yadav said that in fact Muslims are happy that BJP interest will be badly hurt with former chief minister Kalyan Singh joining SP.
Shivpal Singh Yadav, state president of Samajwadi Party was in city on Sunday also brushed apart the reports that senior SP leader Azam Khan is disgruntled with party high command and has got positive feelers from SP.
He said, Azam Khan is very well intact with the party.
With Lok Sabha elections knocking at the doors, the political scene is warming up and in accordance the caste-card is being played up in the state. Shivpal attended a prajapti sammelan also protested that Prajapati caste which was accorded status of SC-ST during regime of Mulayam Singh Yadav is not being given benefits by current Mayawati's government.