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Surjeet's surprise over Mulayam's remarks

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, MAY 28. The CPI(M) general secretary, Harkishan Singh Surjeet, today expressed surprise over the remarks of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party chief, Mulayam Singh Yadav, that Mr. Surjeet owed an explanation for the "humiliation" suffered by the SP leader, Amar Singh, at the hands of the Congress, when he accompanied the Marxist leader to the Congress president's Sonia Gandhi's residence for a meeting on Sunday last.

In a statement, Mr. Surjeet said the meeting was held against the backdrop of the significant victory for the secular forces and the comprehensive defeat inflicted on the communal forces led by the Bharatiya Janata Party.

"The Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal have contributed to this victory of the secular forces. The country wanted to see all those who contributed to the defeat of the communal forces on a united platform. I reflected this desire, when despite the absence of an invitation from the Congress party to them, I requested Mr. Amar Singh and Mr. Ajit Singh to accompany me to the meeting. This gesture has been widely appreciated," he said.

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