The Hindu : Mulayam's first Budget session begins today

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Mulayam's first Budget session begins today

Lucknow Nov 9. As the ruling Samajwadi Party nears absolute majority mark in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, the coalition's task has been made easier by a divided opposition during the short Budget session starting tomorrow.

The Chief Minister, Mulayam Singh Yadav, will table his first Budget as the Chief Minister of the state on November 14. While the dates for the rest of the session will be decided at the business advisory committee meeting of the Assembly tomorrow.

Earlier, the session was scheduled till December 2 but due to legislative council elections the political parties have suggested to hold it from first week of December after completion of the elections.

Though Mulayam faces no challenge from a divided opposition in the state, it is coalition partner Congress which is giving him sleepless nights.

Peeved at the recent statement of Mr Yadav that Congress had seized to be a secular party after late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the party which is extending outside support to the SP-led alliance, is all set to embarrass the government.

The AICC has asked the state unit to corner the CM on various issues on the floor of the House.

``While his statement is unfortunate, he should remember that it was Congress only which had extended support to Mr Yadav in forming government...how is it that we were secular till August 26 and by October we have seized to be so,'' quipped UPCC president Jagdambika Pal.

AICC secretary in-charge of UP, Subodhkant Sahay has asked party workers to corner the government on its failures to deal with issues pertaining to the common man. Leader of the opposition and BJP legislature party leader Lalji Tandon said his party members would raise the issue of the government's failure to sort out the problems faced by the people.

``The government was only interested in transfer of officials rather than serving the people,'' he alleged.

He also claimed that law and order during the present regime had deteriorated while criminals were running a proxy government.

Similarly, BSP legislature party leader Swami Prasad Maurya maintained that defections triggered by the ruling party in the BSP were undemocratic. -- UNI

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Mulayam's first Budget session begins today