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Congress trying to derail development: Mulayam

LUCKNOW, JAN. 13 .The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mulayam Singh Yadav, today alleged that the Congress was threatening industrialists who were showing interest in investment in the State.

Mr Yadav had recently also charged the Congress with trying to destabilise his Government in the State.

While addressing mediapersons here today, he said the Congress was trying to impede investment and derail development projects in the State.

``Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a good person, but someone is interfering in his work,'' he added.

Mr Yadav, however, refused to name any individual who he thought was behind such a ``conspiracy''.

``I don't have to take anyone's name as you all know everything,'' he said.

``Their efforts to stall the developmental works in UP did not work as the industrialists have shown faith in the State Government and its working style,'' he claimed.

Appreciating the role of his Samajwadi Party national general secretary, Amar Singh, in facilitating interaction with the industrialists during the Pravasi Bharatiya Sammelan held in Mumbai last week, the Chief Minister said his meeting with the NRIs and industrialists was an ``eye-opener'' for the Congress as ``a record-breaking people attended it.''

He said: ``All conspiracies to derail the developmental spree in the State failed as the NRIs took keen interest in the State's developmental issues.''

Mr Yadav also claimed that the meeting of the Congress-ruled States' Chief Ministers at the Pravasi Bharatiya Sammelan was a ``lacklustre'' one while his meeting was ``overcrowded.''

Meanwhile, commenting on the notices served by the Allahabd High Court on the 40 rebel MLAs who had later joined his party, the SP supremo assured that his Government was totally stable and that he had full faith in the judiciary.

Citing examples of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's case in 1970s after which Emergency was imposed and his own case of coming out clear after the former State Chief Minister, Mayawati, tried to put him behind the bars, he said: ``If the judiciary was not impartial, then such historic decisions could not have been achieved.''

The Chief Minister also indicated that a brief expansion of his Cabinet would be conducted soon.

Commenting on yesterday's Supreme Court ruling on the scratching of nomination papers of the convicted persons in the Assembly elections to three states, Mr Yadav said he agreed that criminal should be prevented from joining politics.

``I had already suggested that leaders emerging from students union have a cleaner image than others and they are the real future of the country,'' he added.

UNI

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