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Mulayam smells a conspiracy against his Govt.

`SP Government being defamed that it had done nothing for the welfare of Muslims during its two-year rule'

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday alleged that his government, under a conspiracy, was being defamed that it had done nothing for the welfare of Muslims during its two-year rule.

"The SP Government has made a record of sorts by giving several sops to the community, including appointment of Muslims to the post of advocate general and chairmanship of the subordinate commission and member in the State Public Service Commission," Mr. Yadav claimed.

Addressing a conference of the SP zila panchayat members and block pramukhs here, he asserted that the "misinformation tirade" against his regime should be taken care of by the party activities. "People should know the reality."

He said his government cared for Muslims and gave no importance to the criticism received for its "attachment with the community".

"Soon 5,000 Urdu teachers will be appointed." The CM also announced compensation to the affected Muslim families, whose houses were burnt during arson in Ghaziabad on Wednesday.

Calling upon SP cadres to be in poll mode and apprise public of the "pro-people" approach of his government in view of the coming Assembly polls, Mr Yadav said U.P.'s scenario would change, if the SP returned to power with a two-thirds majority.

On the hue and cry over the U.P. law and order situation, he asserted the dacoits, patronised by the previous BJP-BSP-Congress Governments, had been eliminated.

"It is unfortunate that the mafias, who have been thrown out of SP, were deemed as `devta' in other parties."

Mr Yadav also criticised the Congress for excluding the post of chairperson, U.P. Film Development Corporation (UPFDC), from the list of offices of profit in the Bill passed by Parliament recently.

"The move was politically motivated against the Bachchan family," he alleged. Jaya Bachchan had resigned as UPFDC chairperson on Wednesday. She is likely to contest the Rajya Sabha election from U.P.

He reiterated that conspiracy had been hatched to defame the SP government by making wild allegations against it on corruption and other issues.

Mr Yadav, however, warned SP workers to be united and maintain a clean image, lest it strengthened the allegations of the opposition parties.

"SP workers should fight the conspiracy aimed at sailing away Muslims from the party by levelling fake charges against the U.P. Government." On the power front, he said the government had taken steps to improve the scenario, and hoped by September 1, the power crisis would be over. He asserted that U.P. had earned a name in the field of development and the state was third after Maharashtra and Gujarat in attracting investment.

Former union minister and senior SP leader Beni Prasad Verma, who also addressed the conference, announced that the party would hold district level demonstrations on June 13 against the price hike of essential commodities.

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