Samajwadi Party MP defends Mulayam Singh Yadav over firing on 'kar sevaks' in 1990

Samajwadi Party MP Sanatan Pandey has defended former UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav over the firing incident on 'kar sevaks' during his tenure in 1990. He said Mulayam ordered the firing "to protect the constitution of India." "Had the order not been given to open fire, the mosque or the temple might have been destroyed...(triggering) a civil war," he added.