Mulayam vows to bring forward several welfare schemes

Jaunpur, Apr 29 (UNI) Samajwadi Party supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav today announced he would bring in a number of welfare schemes, for farmers, if he retains power in the state.

Promising all-round development of the state, the CM said that his government would provide free education, irrigation and health to all in the next five years. ''Besides, the SP regime will ensure that there is no indebted farmer and jobless youths in UP, he added.

Addressing an election meeting here, Mr Yadav reiterated the promise of Rs 1,500 as the allowance to the youth, Rs 25,000 as Kanya Vidya Dhan and-a scheme--similar to Indira Avaas Yojana--named Lohiya Avaas Yojana for backward and minority classes.

''The Congress has become non-entity. Even then, it is hatching a conspiracy to shake the pillars of the over three-year-old UP government. Luckily, all its efforts will be reduced to ashes as people are with SP and the same would reflect in the ongoing assembly poll results,'' he asserted.

Reproaching the UPA at the Centre, the SP leader said it has failed on every front. It has always ditched the masses. It has failed considerably in controlling inflation, which has made life full of hardships for people., he said.

Inveighing agains BSP chief Mayawati, the CM alleged ''she is true to no one. Earlier, she insulted Brahmins, Vaishyas and Kshatriyas by raising slogans like, 'tilak taraju and talwar' (coaste mark, weighing scale and sword) and now, is hurting Muslims by calling them extremists.'' UNI