Mayawati not aware of ground realities in UP: Digvijay

AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Sunday accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of not being aware of ground realities in the state as she is surrounded by a select few people and acts on their advice. “People cannot meet Mayawati due to which she is not aware of the ground reality of the state. As she is surrounded by a select few people,she issues statements on their advice,” Singh said while addressing a press conference here.

Alleging that the state government has failed on all fronts,Singh said that people of the state are suffering due to power shortage and lack of development. Singh said that the state government should immediately send its report to the Centre on drought situation so that it can sent a team to assess the situation and declare it a national calamity. “The state has not taken enough measures to deal with drought like situation. The state chief secretary has demanded certified seeds,which is usually demanded two years in advance,at the eleventh hour due to which it cannot be provided,” Singh said.

Asked whether Centre would consider imposition of President’s rule in the state,Singh said that Mayawati has got a mandate to rule for five years and his party is not in favour of dissolving the assembly.

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Asked about SP’s reported threat to withdraw support from the UPA government,Singh said that his party would like to keep all secular forces together. “Instead of personal and regional issues,parties should concentrate on national issues,” Singh said. On Mayawati’s statement that she would send a booklet of her government’s achievements to Congress MPs,Singh said that he had not received any such booklet yet. “As soon as it reaches me,we will sent a booklet to Mayawati highlighting her failures,” Singh said.

Singh also announced the constitution an of Anti-communal front and Research and Development cell of the party. While the front will work for communal harmony,the R&D cell will prepare data,which would be used by the party for its success in 2012 assembly elections,he said.