02-09-2006, 01:29 AM
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Pioneer News Service / Lucknow
To bring motion against Government in Budget session----- Samajwadi Party supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav announced on Wednesday that his party would bring a no-confidence motion against the Congress-led UPA Government in the coming Budget Session of Parliament.
Mr Yadav, addressing a rally here, said the Samajwadi Party would speak to the Left and other like-minded parties to seek their support for the no-confidence motion.
<b>Lambasting the UPA Government for voting against Iran at the IAEA on that country's nuclear programme, Mr Yadav said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had succumbed to US pressure and voted against a friendly non-aligned country.</b>
[shia vote]
"It is obvious that America wants to weaken oil producing nations like Iraq and Iran in order to control the market and the Government of a non-aligned nation like India is acting as its blind follower," Mr Yadav said.
<b>"Countries like Iraq, Iran and Turkey have always backed India at the Security Council over issues like Kashmir. They also provided oil in times of crisis and the Union government has now bowed before the US and worked against the interests of a time-tested friend," </b>he alleged. The vote against Iran was a "serious setback to our image", he added.
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<b>To register its protest against the UPA Government's decision and the proposed visit of US President George Bush next month, the Samajwadi Party will organise a 'maharally' in Delhi on March 2, Mr Yadav declared.</b>
[This will be a real mess, on average it takes 3-4 days to clean road and more than year to install new Lamps and iron chains after any Kissan or SP rallies]
Charging the Congress with conspiring against him, his party and his Government, Mr Yadav said,<b> "Repeated attempts are being made to destabilise my Government and malign me and other leaders of the Samajwadi Party," and threatened, "We, too, can pay them back in the same coin."</b> <!--emo&:cool--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/specool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='specool.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Claiming that the telephones of Samajwadi Party leaders were being tapped at the behest of "Dilli ki sarkar", he said those behind the snooping failed in their motive but efforts are now being made to tarnish the image of party leaders. Without naming the Congress, Mr Yadav said,
"Some forces are taking undue interest in the Raj Babbar affair as they are keen to project a rift within the Samajwadi Party. They will not succeed in their attempts."
The Prajapati Samaj had organised Wednesday's rally to express gratitude to Mr Yadav for his efforts towards the uplift of the community. The Chief Minister said the community had now been listed with Scheduled Castes while earlier it was among the Other Backward Classes.
To strengthen his sway over the community, Mr Yadav also announced that the tenure of land leased to its members would be renewed. He also elevated the status of Mr Dayaram Prajapati to Cabinet rank.
Meanwhile, RSP leaders Aboni Roy said that the left also wanted a discussion on the Iran issue in parliament. " This is our well-known stand. First, let the SP bring no confidence motion. Then, we will see what to be done."
Congress spokesperson Jayanti Natrajan said Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav should first set his own house in order and address the issues raised by Mr Raj Babbar instead of doing politics on national and international issues. She tried to dismiss the threat of no confidence motion altogether by shifting focus on the internal crisis of the Samajwadi Party. In fact, sources in the Government also refuse to attach much significance to the SP's plan as they anticipate little support for what a senior minister described as "irresponsible politicking" on vital foreign policy matters.
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Pioneer News Service / Lucknow
To bring motion against Government in Budget session----- Samajwadi Party supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav announced on Wednesday that his party would bring a no-confidence motion against the Congress-led UPA Government in the coming Budget Session of Parliament.
Mr Yadav, addressing a rally here, said the Samajwadi Party would speak to the Left and other like-minded parties to seek their support for the no-confidence motion.
<b>Lambasting the UPA Government for voting against Iran at the IAEA on that country's nuclear programme, Mr Yadav said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had succumbed to US pressure and voted against a friendly non-aligned country.</b>
[shia vote]
"It is obvious that America wants to weaken oil producing nations like Iraq and Iran in order to control the market and the Government of a non-aligned nation like India is acting as its blind follower," Mr Yadav said.
<b>"Countries like Iraq, Iran and Turkey have always backed India at the Security Council over issues like Kashmir. They also provided oil in times of crisis and the Union government has now bowed before the US and worked against the interests of a time-tested friend," </b>he alleged. The vote against Iran was a "serious setback to our image", he added.
[Please change with global politics]
<b>To register its protest against the UPA Government's decision and the proposed visit of US President George Bush next month, the Samajwadi Party will organise a 'maharally' in Delhi on March 2, Mr Yadav declared.</b>
[This will be a real mess, on average it takes 3-4 days to clean road and more than year to install new Lamps and iron chains after any Kissan or SP rallies]
Charging the Congress with conspiring against him, his party and his Government, Mr Yadav said,<b> "Repeated attempts are being made to destabilise my Government and malign me and other leaders of the Samajwadi Party," and threatened, "We, too, can pay them back in the same coin."</b> <!--emo&:cool--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/specool.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='specool.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Claiming that the telephones of Samajwadi Party leaders were being tapped at the behest of "Dilli ki sarkar", he said those behind the snooping failed in their motive but efforts are now being made to tarnish the image of party leaders. Without naming the Congress, Mr Yadav said,
"Some forces are taking undue interest in the Raj Babbar affair as they are keen to project a rift within the Samajwadi Party. They will not succeed in their attempts."
The Prajapati Samaj had organised Wednesday's rally to express gratitude to Mr Yadav for his efforts towards the uplift of the community. The Chief Minister said the community had now been listed with Scheduled Castes while earlier it was among the Other Backward Classes.
To strengthen his sway over the community, Mr Yadav also announced that the tenure of land leased to its members would be renewed. He also elevated the status of Mr Dayaram Prajapati to Cabinet rank.
Meanwhile, RSP leaders Aboni Roy said that the left also wanted a discussion on the Iran issue in parliament. " This is our well-known stand. First, let the SP bring no confidence motion. Then, we will see what to be done."
Congress spokesperson Jayanti Natrajan said Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav should first set his own house in order and address the issues raised by Mr Raj Babbar instead of doing politics on national and international issues. She tried to dismiss the threat of no confidence motion altogether by shifting focus on the internal crisis of the Samajwadi Party. In fact, sources in the Government also refuse to attach much significance to the SP's plan as they anticipate little support for what a senior minister described as "irresponsible politicking" on vital foreign policy matters.
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