Mulayam govt to seek confidence vote in assmebly tomorrow

Lucknow, Jan 24 (UNI) Setting aside speculation of dissolution of Uttar Pradesh assembly, Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today announced to bring in a confidence vote in the assembly tomorrow.

''We are confident of winning the vote,''Mr Yadav told mediapersons after attending the legislature party meeting of Samajwadi Party (SP).

In reply to a question, the UP CM ruled out any possibility of dissolving the state assembly in the midst of two of his party's allies-RLD and the Congress- leaving the coalition.

The government had convened the special session of the state assmebly immediately after the Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal had withdrawn support from his government followed by a similar act by the Congress.

Reiterating there was no danger to his government, he said as the President of SP he discussed seeking of confidence vote with his party colleagues. ''All the modalities in this regard were part of the legislature party meeting,'' he said.

When asked how the government proposed to prove its majority on the floor of the House after Congress and were not with the ruling dispensation, the confident looking Mr Yadav said ''You will see it tomorrow.'' Blaming opposition parties specially the Congress for conspiring against the government and launching a mis-information campaign against his government, he said they would get a befitting reply by the people of the state.

UNI