Mr Yadav's dig aims to counter what the BJP calls a 'Modi wave' in the country
Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh:
The Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav taunted Narendra Modi at a rally in Uttar Pradesh today, saying the BJP's prime ministerial candidate was visible only on television or in Gujarat, the state Mr Modi governs.
"Modi can be seen at two places only, one on TV and the other in Gujarat. He can't be seen anywhere else," Mr Yadav said in a dig that aims to counter what the BJP calls a 'Modi wave' in the country.
Mr Yadav, who is hoping to put together a non-Congress, non-BJP Third Front ahead of the 2014 general elections, was addressing a rally at Mainpuri, his constituency, along with his son, state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
"The Third Front has already started," the 73-year-old leader, whose party has 22 MPs in the current Lok Sabha, said at the rally.
Last week, leaders of 14 political parties, including the Janata Dal United and the Left Front, attended an anti-communalism meet in New Delhi, fueling speculation about a possible re-grouping of a Third Front.
"A candidate from the Third Front will be the next Prime Minister. But it will be formed only after the 2014 elections," Mr Yadav had said at the October 30 meeting.
"Modi can be seen at two places only, one on TV and the other in Gujarat. He can't be seen anywhere else," Mr Yadav said in a dig that aims to counter what the BJP calls a 'Modi wave' in the country.
Mr Yadav, who is hoping to put together a non-Congress, non-BJP Third Front ahead of the 2014 general elections, was addressing a rally at Mainpuri, his constituency, along with his son, state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
"The Third Front has already started," the 73-year-old leader, whose party has 22 MPs in the current Lok Sabha, said at the rally.
Last week, leaders of 14 political parties, including the Janata Dal United and the Left Front, attended an anti-communalism meet in New Delhi, fueling speculation about a possible re-grouping of a Third Front.
"A candidate from the Third Front will be the next Prime Minister. But it will be formed only after the 2014 elections," Mr Yadav had said at the October 30 meeting.
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