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Mayawati to continue support to 'anti poor'
UPA govt
Wednesday October 10, 2012 06:03:00 PM,
IANS
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Lucknow:
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati Wednesday once again
rapped the Manmohan Singh-led UPA 2 but stopped short of spelling
out whether she is snapping her relations with the union
government.
After a two-hour long meeting of her party's Parliamentary Party
Board meeting preceded by the extensive national executive meet
late Tuesday, the BSP supremo labelled the UPA government
"anti-poor, anti-farmer and pro-corporate".
Addressing a press conference at the state party headquarters, the
former Uttar Pradesh chief minister avoided saying whether she is
withdrawing support to such a government, but added the party's
two top bodies have authorised her to take a decision and that she
would soon take an appropriate decision.
"Mujhe faisla lene ki jimmewaari saunpi gayi hai aur main bahut
jald is mudde par apna faisla loongi," she said.
When asked why she was not taking a prompt decision on the matter
as she had already said that the union government was anti-people,
she said she needed time to think over the whole issue, but
promised that it was going to be "very soon".
Asked whether the fear of a revival of cases pending against her
by the Central Bureau of Investigation was at work, she refused to
respond, saying her answers would be limited to topics relevant to
the day.
She also told the media that the UPA government was unstable and
its future uncertain. She repeated that she was of the view that
snap polls for the Lok Sabha could take place anytime now. She
made it amply clear that her party's patience was running out.
A senior party leader told IANS that Mayawati no longer wanted to
be seen with an "anti-people" party.
During her deliberations with party leaders before meeting the
press, there was "an overwhelming sense that Mayawati should stop
supporting the Manmohan Singh government", an informed source
said.
"The growing unpopularity of the UPA government and the risks of
siding with it were discussed threadbare, and due to lack of any
consensus, the issue was left to Behenji to decide," a senior
party MP told IANS.
"We had extended our support to the UPA government in the hope
that this government will weaken communal forces, uplift the poor
and protect the religious minorities, but sadly, that is not
happening. We are disappointed with the government," Mayawati said
later.
She said the government of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was not
taking any firm steps to curb rising prices of food and essential
commodities as well as against corruption.
The BSP has 21 members in the Lok Sabha.
Mayawati said the party would emerge as "a balance of power" as
and when the next parliamentary elections are held.
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