Deve Gowda advises Naidu against aligning with BJP

HYDERABAD: Former prime minister HD Deve Gowda on Thursday said he had advised the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu not to align with the communal BJP, even as he said the formation of a Third Front alternative to Congress and BJP was very much on cards.

"I am in regular touch with Naidu, and we have discussed the prevailing political situation and the options before us. My view, as a secular politician, is that the TDP must not join hands with the BJP, and I have conveyed this to Naidu. As he is the seasoned politicians, Naidu will take a step which would be best in the interest of his party and people," Gowda told TOI.

The national president of Janata Dal (Secular) Gowda was in Hyderabad on his way to Bidar for his party meeting.

As he said the regional parties would play key role in formation of the next government in Delhi after 2014 elections, Gowda's party colleague Danish Ali met CPM general secretary Prakash Karat in Delhi on Thursday. And Gowda said there were some serious efforts to cobble up a Third Front. "It all depends on how much seats the regional parties get individually. I am now focusing on strengthening my party in Karnataka which has 28 seats in the Lok Sabha."

When asked which party among the TDP and YSR Congress was the most favourable for the Third Front, Gowda said, "I haven't spoke to Jaganmohan Reddy. Naidu is our old friend. His secular credentials are unquestionable, and we are in touch with him."

When Gowda became the prime minister in 1996, Naidu played pivotal role in forming the National Front. And Gowda said the Left Parties and some of the regional parties including Mulayam Singh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party were putting efforts to repeat the scenario.

"While I am not ruling out the possibility of the alternative front, Naidu told he had kept the option open," Gowda added.

Commenting on Jagan getting bail, Gowda said the Congress was misusing the CBI to achieve its political ends. "Even Mulayam Singh Yadav has said the Congress was using the CBI effectively to divide the regional parties. While he is true, Jagan Reddy's case needs a closer scrutiny."

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