Congress today reacted cautiously on Samajwadi Party diatribes against the party saying that it still believed that SP was an ally of the ruling UPA and it was entitled to air its views.

"Frankly, we still believe that SP is our ally. We believe that though it is an ally, it is entitled to air its views. And, it is airing its views. We have nothing more to say," Congress leader and Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal said.

"Congress has taken care of the country for more than 60 years and we hope that we will do so for the next 60 years," Sibal said when a correspondent told him that SP chief Mulayam Singh had said that it was in the opposition and also targetted the Congress-led UPA on various counts including over coal block allocations and alleged corruption.