Linking the death of a migrant from Uttar Pradesh in Maharashtra to the violation of the ‘honour’ of the state, Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh asked Congress to ‘wake up’ and check such incidents before it faces the ire of voters in the coming elections in Delhi, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh."The attack on the migrant from Sant Kabir Nagar in Uttar Pradesh which led to his death was in fact an attack on the honour of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar," Singh said.Attacking the Maharashtra government, he alleged that the Vilasrao Deshmukh dispensation was treating MNS chief Raj Thackeray as its ‘son-in-law’ even as he continues attacks on North Indians.The police force of Deshmukh, R R Patil and Sharad Pawar has failed to protect north Indians, he alleged."While they shot dead Rahul Raj (a gun-wielding youth who died on Monday), they have not used even a stick on Raj Thackeray," he said."Congress should wake up before it faces the ire of North Indians in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Delhi, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh," he said, while condemning the lynching of a youth from Uttar Pradesh in a train in Maharashtra on Tuesday.Singh would soon meet UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to urge her to prevent repetition of such incidents.Amar asks Lalu, Paswan to quit UPAThe Samajwadi Party asked Union ministers from Bihar Lalu Prasad and Ram Vilas Paswan to resign from the Cabinet in the wake of attacks on north Indians in Maharashtra in an apparent bid to put pressure on the UPA government to prevent such incidents in that state.Talking to reporters in New Delhi, SP leader Amar Singh said Lalu Prasad and Paswan should take a serious view of the attacks on north Indians in Maharashtra and resign from the Cabinet as a protest."Had I been in the Cabinet, I would have resigned as the Vilasrao Deshmukh government is not taking steps to prevent attacks despite the Prime Minister's intervention.I request Lalu Prasad and Paswan to resign from the Cabinet," Singh said.He said he would not support the demand for imposition of President's Rule in Maharashtra as "fortunately or unfortunately we are supporting the UPA"."The attack on a migrant from Sant Kabir Nagar in Uttar Pradesh which led to his death was in fact an attack on the honour of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar," he said.He also asked Congress to "wake up" and check such incidents before it faces the ire of voters in the coming elections in Delhi, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh."Congress should wake up before it faces the ire of north Indians in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Delhi, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh," he said, while condemning the lynching of the youth in a train on Tuesday. Singh said he would soon meet UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi to urge her to prevent repetition of such incidents.
