The National Democratic Alliance government headed by the Bharatiya Janata Party is the most undemocratic and corrupt that the country has seen, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said while participating in the debate on the opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha on Monday.

Under the present dispensation India's relationship with its smaller neighbours has deteriorated, he said, adding the government has squandered the legacy of the Non-Aligned Movement.

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The Uttar Pradesh strongman charged the government with having disrupted the communal harmony in the country.

He also took the government to task over the Prevention of Terrorism Act. "When everyone knows that out of the 500 Al Qaeda terrorists in US custody not a single one is an Indian Muslim, India still goes ahead and passes an act that is against Muslims. The prime minister must now say how many Muslims have been booked under POTA till now."

With reference to the Kargil War, he said Indian soldiers and their sacrifices have been insulted.

Taking exception to the defence minister's statement that American pressure led to the eviction of Pakistani soldiers and irregulars from Kargil, Yadav challenged Fernandes to clarify what role the Indian soldiers played.

"The bravest army in the world is India's," he said.

He even said the government had abused his parents. "It shows the character of the government."

Criticising the government's foreign policy, Yadav said while Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was in Beijing, Chinese troops had intruded into Arunachal Pradesh and taken Indian soldiers hostage.

Reading from the BJP manifesto, Yadav said China's claim on Tibet, just as Portugal's claim on Goa, was not justified. After reading that portion out, he wanted the prime minister to respond on the bhoodan of Tibet he conducted during the Chinese trip.