Lucknow,
Jan 17 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday withdrew its outside support to
the government of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav
but this will not impact on the ruling coalition when it faces a
trust vote in the assembly later this month.
Yadav has convened a special session of the house from Thursday. He
proposes to seek a vote of confidence later this month, with the
obvious objective of pre-empting any move by the Congress to topple
his government over the deteriorating law and order situation in the
state, as exemplified by the gruesome serial killings in Noida town
adjoining New Delhi.
Asked if the Noida killings had triggered the Congress' decision,
state party chief Salman Khurshid replied: "The episode has shocked
the conscience of the entire nation.
"We have taken the decision in the larger interest of the state and
democracy," Khurshid maintained.
The move comes close on the heels of another ruling ally Rashtriya
Lok Dal (RLD) of Ajit Singh walking out of the alliance last week.
The two parties account for 15 and 14 seats respectively in the
403-member house that has an effective strength of 392. This means
Yadav requires 197 votes and his brother Shivpal Singh Yadav, a
minister in the state government, claimed the Samajwadi Party-led
ruling alliance had the support of 209 legislators.
An assembly spokesman listed the ruling combine's tally thus:
Samajwadi Party-152, Loktantrik Bahujan Dal-33, Independents-15,
Loktantrik Congress Party-2, Communist party of India-Marxist-1, and
unattached-6.
Against this, the opposition tally is now 183, comprising the
Bharatiya Janata Party-83, Bahujan Samaj Party-67, Congress-15,
RLD-14, and Hindu Mahasabha, Akhil Bhartiya Congress Dal and
Independent-one each.
Khurshid said he would formally convey the Congress decision to
state Governor T.V. Rajeshwar Thursday.
It had always been a rather piquant situation for the Congress
party. Even as it was critical of the ruling party and its ways, it
could not muster up courage to walk out. The Congress leadership
believed any such move could adversely affect its secular image as
this formed the basis of its support to the Yadav government.
"Three years ago when we extended support to the Mulayam government,
it was purely because we wanted to keep communal forces out. What
has come as a rude shock to us is the fact this government was now
even willing to collaborate with communal forces," said Khurshid,
while expressing his anguish against the chief minister.
"The insensitivity of the government towards the problems of the
common citizen, the working class, farmers, children women, Dalits,
backwards and minorities has surpassed all limits," he said.
Terming it as the "right time" to sever ties, Khurshid said: "Since
the assembly session is to open tomorrow, the timing could not have
been more appropriate."
Asked if this would lead to the fall of the government, he replied:
"In any case, it was a hollow government. Mulayam has no moral right
to continue in office."
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