Lucknow: Lashing out at the Uttar Pradesh government for its “inaction” in controlling the violence in Muzaffarnagar, Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today termed it as "poll preparations" of BJP and Samajwadi Party.
"I believe poll preparations for the coming 2014 elections have started from Muzaffarnagar... it is the trailer of Samajwadi Party and BJP," Ramesh told reporters here.
"BJP's intention to contest the Lok Sabha elections on the basis of communal tension became clear when it made Amit Shah in-charge of party in the state," he said.
"Communal polarisation would be the strategy in Uttar Pradesh and Samajwadi Party too believes that it would gain from it,” Ramesh said, cautioning against more attempts to fuel communal tension in the state.
Charging the state with showing "susti" (inaction) in Muzaffarnagar, Ramesh said the government and its Chief Minister did not show seriousness and act responsibly.
