New Delhi, In a major relief to the government over the fiercely contested National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), three amendment motions moved by the opposition on the anti-terror intelligence hub were defeated in the Lok Sabha Monday. The Trinamool Congress, a bitter critic of the NCTC but part of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), lent tacit support to the government in defeating the amendments after its MPs walked out of the house and didn't participate in the voting. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MPs also walked out. The amendments were moved by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Left and the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) after Prime Manmohan Singh told the house that the proposed anti-terror agency was crucial in "dealing with terrorism and dealing with it effectively". Manmohan Singh was responding to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to President Pratibha Patil's address. The prime minister in his speech said consultations with state governments over the NCTC would continue and that the anti-terror agency would not be commissioned till a meeting was held with all chief ministers April 16. Not impressed by Manmohan Singh's assurances, BJP's Sushma Swaraj, ...
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Lucknow, Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati Tuesday filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha. BSP leader Munqad Ali also filed the nomination along with her. With 80 seats in the 403-member assembly, BSP members can be elected on two seats in the upper house. Elections for 10 Rajya Sabha seats from the state will be held on March 30. ...
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Lucknow, The Congress party on Sunday denied the possibility of forging an alliance with the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to come to power in Uttar Pradesh where some post-poll surveys of the recently concluded elections have predicted a hung assembly. Ahead of the results, due on Mar 6, political parties were busy discussing various possibilities and indulging in posturing, media reports said, when Congress leader Beni Prasad Verma raised eyebrows as he pitched the possibility of an alliance with the BSP. In most exit poll surveys, Chief Minister Mayawati-led BSP is seen losing out to the Mulayam Singh-led Samajwadi Party (SP), that will emerge as the single largest party, while the Congress-RLD is expected to fall far behind these two. Political analysts said the Congress’ best bet, if at all it sought a stake in the next government, would be to form new alliances, however few expect the party to side with ruling BSP -- a party that it had severely lambasted during election campaigning for misgovernance. However, creating quite a stir Congress leader Beni Prasad Verma, said that the Congress wanted to form a government in the state and was prepared to seek ...
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Lucknow, Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal on Monday claimed that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has confirmed that several of the ministers in her government were involved in corrupt activities. "The Uttar Pradesh Government and its chief has confirmed and accepted that more than half the legislators and Ministers of the ruling BSP Party were corrupt, useless and they have looted the state exchequer," he told the media here. Jaiswal alleged that the funds meant for the development schemes, especially the central schemes, were siphoned off and misappropriated. "In Uttar Pradesh, the funds meant for the development schemes, especially the central schemes were siphoned off and misappropriated by the government," he added. Jaiswal further claimed that the ruling Congress Party would form the government on its own in Uttar Pradesh after the assembly elections. "We are not in talks with any political party neither we will do it. We will not ally with any other political party because we are going to get absolute majority to form the government in Uttar Pradesh," he added. The assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh are seen ...
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Azamgarh, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today wound up his five-day tour of Uttar Pradesh with an attack on the ruling BSP and opposition Samajwadi Party for allegedly using Muslims as votebank. '' Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party had been in power for four times while SP remained in power thrice but sadly nothing was done to improve the lot of minorities,'' Mr Gandhi told a public meeting here. The Congress MP from Amethi said Mulayam Singh Yadav headed SP government in Uttar Pradesh thrice but did nothing for reservation to Muslims. '' Since the Congress has announced 4.5 reservation to Muslims from within the backward quota, he is raising a hue and cry for increasing it further while his inaction in this regard is well known,''he added. Hollow promises would not help the SP or BSP, Mr Gandhi alleged. ''SP and BSP had always played with the psyche of the Muslims just to garner their votes in the elections and forgot them afterwards,'' he ...
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Lucknow, Statues of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati are being draped across the state along with those of elephant, her party symbol, from Sunday following the orders of the Election Commission of India ahead of the assembly polls next month. As part of the model code of conduct, the EC on Saturday ordered to cover all statues of chief minister Mayawati and her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) symbol elephant across the state. "Except for Mahatma Gandhi, all photos of political leaders will be removed. There must be a level playing ground. Partiality will lead to severe consequences," said Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi. He said all statues related to any political leader and party, including Mayawati and the ruling BSP, will be veiled as per election code. In October, Mayawati inaugurated at Noida by the banks of Jamuna the massive Ambedkar park or the Dalit Prerna Sthal, a showpiece project that cost nearly Rs 685 crore to build over 33 acres of land. The park hosts 12 life size statues of Baba Ambedkar and late Bahujan Samaj Party leader and Mayawati's mentor Kanshi Ram, besides those of the chief minister herself. A total of 24 pink sandstone ...
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Rae Bareli,Election Commission has served a notice to Uttar Pradesh ruling Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) president and state minister Swami Prasad Maurya for violating election model code of conduct during electioneering for his son here. Sub-Divisional Magistrate(SDM) Mritunjay Ram has served a notice to Mr Maurya yesterday and sought reply within three days time. On December 29, during an election campaign in Unchachar and Rohaniya area of the Uchahar Assembly constituency in favour of his son Uktarsh Maurya, the BSP president used a number of vehicles without the permission of the authorities. The violation was also recorded during videography and now the EC has served a notice seeking explanation from the ...
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