UP: Mulayam rejects demand of President's rule

Lucknow, Nov 5: Brushing aside the opposition demand of President's rule in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today claimed that the urban local bodies elections were held impartially.

''As the BJP-Congress-BSP have lost their mass base and have no ideologies, they are now blaming the ruling party as a face saving measure,''he said, In a press conference here, Mr Yadav, expressing satisfaction on the role of the State Election Commission (SEC) on the conduct of the elections, said they have done a good job.

''In such elections sporadic incidents cannot be avoided but the hue and cry created by the opposition is an attempt to cover up their frustration'', he added.

Mr Yadav also questioned why the opposition is demanding assembly elections under President's rule in UP. ''Should there be a common trend of holding assembly polls under President's rule in all states?'' he pointed out.

The CM said in this elections people have finally realised that the Congress, BJP and BSP are 'united' for common goal of removing 'Mulayam' from the state.

He also admitted that his party had objected to the SEC directive for a repoll in booths where polling was over 85 per cent.'' How can one raise objection, if all the people in the voter list casts their votes'', he asked adding what will SEC do if during repolling also the percentage was over 85 per cent.

Terming it as a media-hype over SP-RLD dispute on violence during the local bodies poll, Mr Yadav said there is no such confrontation between the allies.'' I have also refused to accept the resignation of some of my MPs and MLAs of Muzaffarnagar '', he added.

Denying media reports on starvation deaths in Bundelkhand region, the CM said the government has no such reports.

He also said that his government has taken up the issue of engineer-contractor nexus and would not spare the guilty.

Asked if the Samajwadi Party wants assembly polls immediately after the conclusion of the local bodies elections, he said it is for the Election Commission to decide. However, his party has already started its electioneering for the next years assembly polls.

Commenting on the continunation of the assembly session for the last three months, he said opposition must be happy to attend the session as they have enough agenda to raise in the house.'' If the opposition wants and they do not have any issues then we will be happy to conclude the session'', he said.

On a querry whether the governemnt proposes to bring third supplementary budget in the assembly, Mr Yadav replied in positive saying such action of the government proves that development is underway in a fast pace in the state.

The CM also said the State Support Price(SAP) for sugarcane would be announced very soon.

UNI