Lucknow: Joining the tirade against the Mulayam Singh Yadav Government in Uttar Pradesh, BJP President Rajnath Singh on Friday demanded immediate imposition of President's rule in the State.

Mr Singh said U.P. had plunged into ``political crisis'' after the Allahabad High Court's verdict in the 40 rebel BSP MLAs case.

``The BJP vehemently demands Central rule in the State,'' Mr Singh told reporters here.

The BJP President said the Opposition parties should ensure that the next Assembly polls in U.P. took place under President's rule.

``The true face of the Samajwadi Party-led government was exposed during the recent panchayat elections, when it indulged in massive rigging,''he said.

Asserting that free and fair Assembly polls were not possible during the Mulayam Singh regime, Mr Singh said the next Assembly polls should take place under an ``impartial regime.''

Meanwhile, the SP leadership asserted that there was no threat to the Government. ``We have already paraded 29 MLAs from the group of 40 before the media, besides claiming support of 33 MLAs and the others have expressed willingness to come back to party fold,'' SP General Secretary and State PWD Minister Shivpal Singh told UNI here.

The efforts of the SP to win back the five disgruntled MLAs, however, suffered a body blow, when Jaiveer Singh, one of the Ministers whose coming back to ruling fold was claimed last night, denied any such move.

Mr Singh claimed that his going back to the Samajwadi Party was out of question. "What I have said before the Governor is final and there is no going back to Samajwadi Party,'' he maintained.

It may be recalled that five MLAs -- including two Ministers -- had handed over a letter to the Governor announcing their decision to quit the SP and rejoin the BSP.

These five are part of 40 rebel BSP MLAs involved in the case in which the Allahabad High Court had given verdict of February 28, while referring back the matter to the Assembly Speaker.

The Chief Minister, however, is yet to accept the resignation of the Ministers.

The Congress members, meanwhile, staged a walkout in the Vidhan Parishad over non-compliance of the Allahabad High Court orders in the BSP rebel MLAs' case

Congress member Naseeb Pathan pressed for a debate on the issue in the question hour saying that non-compliance of the court orders has led to constitutional crisis in the State.

When the Chairman Sukhram Singh Yadav disallowed immediate debate on the issue, the Congress members staged a walkout. - UNI, PTI

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