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"V. P. Singh dancing to Congress' tune"

ALLAHABAD: Uttar Pradesh Transport Minister Naresh Agrawal on Wednesday alleged that former Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh was dancing to the Congress' tunes.

Talking to newspersons here, Mr. Agrawal said the sole aim of Tuesday's Jan Morcha rally in Lucknow, in which leaders of several political parties participated, was to destabilise the Mulayam Singh Yadav government.

``But they will not succeed in their nefarious designs.''

He said it was clear that the Congress was using Mr Singh as a tool. ``He is working on the instructions of the Congress.''

Mr. Agrawal claimed that the Morcha rally was neither against the BJP nor the BSP, but the sole aim was to throw Mr. Yadav out of power. ``The Communists were our partners and are still with us,'' he asserted.

In reply to a question, he said the present UP alliance would contest the next State Assembly elections together and if any other party wanted to join it, the high command would consider the same. Meanwhile, he said the UP State Roadways Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) had decided to run CNG buses in Lucknow, Agra and Kanpur.

``We have decided to slash the fare of UPSRTC buses by 10 per cent during daytime and 20 per cent during night to attract more passengers.''

Mr. Agrawal said the Corporation would soon run 250 air-conditioned buses on different routes, of which 60 would be known as "Shatabdi" and remaining "Super Deluxe". - UNI

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