Saharanpur MP Imran Masood said that any understanding with the Samajwadi Party would be on Congress' terms and the SP could no longer be allowed to play big brother in Uttar Pradesh.
This decision comes in light of recent tensions in Sambhal and communal violence. The authorities have stated that namaaz should be performed inside mosques or homes.
Speculation had been rife since September last year when he praised SP terming it as the main contender for the Uttar Pradesh elections.