00:00An SP MP's defence of the 1990 firing on Karsavaks has ignited a political storm in pole-bound Uttar Pradesh.
00:07Sanatan Pandey defended Mulaim Singh Yadav's decision, citing the constitution.
00:11But facing a BJP counter-attack, he has now backtracked.
00:14The BJP is demanding an apology. My colleague Samad Shivastav gets us this report.
00:24The 1990 Ayodhya firing is back in the political crossfire.
00:3336 years later, the Karsavak controversy is threatening to become a major flashpoint in pole-bound Uttar Pradesh.
00:42This time, the storm was triggered by Samajwadi Party MP Sanatan Pandey, who defended the firing during Mulaim Singh Yadav's
00:50tenure.
00:50The Karsavak controversy is the same.
01:20BJP hit back accusing the Samajwadi party of having Karsewak's blood on its hand.
01:45And now, the reaction is coming from the families of those who lost their lives.
01:50A daughter says the SP leader's comment is an insult to her father's sacrifice while Karsewak's condemned Pandey's remarks.
02:14A daughter says the Samajwadi party of Karsewak's death.
02:31The Samajwadi party MP has now tried to justify his statement.
02:41Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has turned up the heat, demanding Akhilesh Yadav's apology before his visit to Ram Nagri.
03:08From the 1990 firing to the Ram Mandir,
03:11Ayodhya's past is fueling a fresh political showdown.
03:16With Akhilesh's visit looming and the BJP demanding an apology,
03:20is the temple town set to become UP's biggest pole battleground?
03:24With Samart Shivastav, Bureau Report, India Today.
