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SP to intensify stir against Mayawati rule

LUCKNOW: The Samajwadi Party has decided to intensify the struggle against what it termed atrocities on its workers by the Bahujan Samaj Party government in Uttar Pradesh.

At its State executive meeting here on Monday, the party also condemned the alleged corruption in the government.

The meeting was attended, among others, by the party president and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mulayam Singh, and senior vice-president, Janeshwar Mishra.

Mr. Singh said the party would support the agitation launched by youths and students demanding the revival of the students’ union elections and withdrawal of cases against students. At a press conference, acting president of the party’s State unit Shivpal Singh Yadav said action committees would be formed at districts and in Assembly constituencies within 15 days to take the fight to the BSP camp. Twenty-one-member booth committees would be formed at Assembly constituencies by this month end.

The party decided to take up the problems of weavers, labourers and farmers and their alleged exploitation by the Mayawati regime, he said.

Through a resolution, the Samajwadi Party took a serious view of the acts of violence in Mumbai on February 2 and 3 and accused MNS leader Raj Thackeray of making “anti-national” remarks and stoking the fire of hatred.

Condemning the regional and communal forces, the resolution said the violence prior to the United National Progressive Alliance rally in Mumbai was orchestrated by these forces.

The party also criticised the Maharashtra government for “remaining silent,” and demanded strict action against Mr. Raj Thackeray and his party.

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