SP to launch movement against Mayawati govt

Muzaffarnagar, Feb 14 (PTI) Ahead of the Assemblyelections in Uttar Pradesh next year, Samajwadi Party todaysaid it would launch a movement against the Mayawati-ledgovernment from next month over various issues allegedlyresulting in deterioration of the state on many fronts.

"The SP would launch a movement against the BSP rule fromMarch 1 to raise the issue of corruption and the law and ordersituation, especially rising crimes against women," SPnational vice president Rashid Masood said here.

Slamming the Mayawati government over the "deteriorating"law and order situation, Masood said the common man was livingunder fear while BSP was indulging in the rhetoric ofproviding fearless atmosphere to the people.

"The BSP government is a failure on all fronts...the SPis gearing up for the polls," he said.

Masood, who was union minister of state in the erstwhileV P Singh government, accused the state police of acting as"agents" of the ruling party.

Adding a gist to the grindmills of speculation, theformer SP MP did not rule out the possibility of a pre-polltie-up with "secular" parties, including Rashtriya Lok Dal(RLD) of Chaudhari Ajit Singh, for the 2012 Assemblyelections.