Flip-flop on FDI: Akhilesh Yadav says Mayawati has no credibility
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party(SP) state president,Akhilesh Yadav, on Saturday lashed out atBahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo and former UP chief minister Mayawati on her flip-flop on the issue of foreign direct investment(FDI) in the multi-brand retail sector in India.
"The BSP president has lost credibility. Her party spoke against FDI in the Lok Sabha and abstained for voting. However, in the Rajya Sabha, she did an about turn and voted in favour of the Congress-led UPA government. The distance between the Lok Sabha and and theRajya Sabha is only of 50 metres. Her stand changed within 50 metres walk. Also, the BSP in its regime had allowed a foreign giants to set up retail shops in different names in three cities in UP. In comparison, SP's stand on the issue has remained unchanged," Akhilesh said, while replying to media queries after attending a function in the city.
Other SP leaders also pointed out that during its rule, the BSP denied permission to Reliance to open retail outlets in the state on grounds that it will be anti-farmer. "Mayawati as chief minister had denied permission to Indian companies but allowed foreigners. The flip-flop shows that she only works for personal interest and not for the interest of the people," said a senior SP leader.
The response of the SP came when mediapersons questioned Akhilesh that why his party did not take part in the voting against FDI in multi-brand retail in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha despite opposing it vehemently during the debate.
Earlier this week, the UPA government was able to defeat Bhartiya Janta Party's motion against FDI in multi-brand retail with the help of both the SP and the BSP. The SP opposed FDI in both the houses of Parliament but abstained from voting by staging boycott. The BSP, on the other hand, spoke against the FDI in Lok Sabha and did not take part in the voting, whereas in the Rajya Sabha it voted in favour of the government. The BJP accused the government for using the CBI to `win' support of SP and the BSP as top brass of the both the parties are facing corruption charges being probed by the agency.
With an eye on Muslim votes, the BSP and SP have been justifying their stand on grounds that they don't want to be seen standing with the communal forces(BJP) on any issue. Mayawati stole the thunder by voting against the BJP in Rajya Sabha to save the UPA II. In Rajya Sabha, the government could have lost because numbers were not its favour. Apart from appeasing Muslims, Mayawati also tried to strengthen Dalit base by arguing that she wanted FDI issue to resolve as early as possible so that she can push for the bill providing reservation to scheduled castes and tribes in promotions in government services.
"The BSP president has lost credibility. Her party spoke against FDI in the Lok Sabha and abstained for voting. However, in the Rajya Sabha, she did an about turn and voted in favour of the Congress-led UPA government. The distance between the Lok Sabha and and theRajya Sabha is only of 50 metres. Her stand changed within 50 metres walk. Also, the BSP in its regime had allowed a foreign giants to set up retail shops in different names in three cities in UP. In comparison, SP's stand on the issue has remained unchanged," Akhilesh said, while replying to media queries after attending a function in the city.
Other SP leaders also pointed out that during its rule, the BSP denied permission to Reliance to open retail outlets in the state on grounds that it will be anti-farmer. "Mayawati as chief minister had denied permission to Indian companies but allowed foreigners. The flip-flop shows that she only works for personal interest and not for the interest of the people," said a senior SP leader.
The response of the SP came when mediapersons questioned Akhilesh that why his party did not take part in the voting against FDI in multi-brand retail in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha despite opposing it vehemently during the debate.
Earlier this week, the UPA government was able to defeat Bhartiya Janta Party's motion against FDI in multi-brand retail with the help of both the SP and the BSP. The SP opposed FDI in both the houses of Parliament but abstained from voting by staging boycott. The BSP, on the other hand, spoke against the FDI in Lok Sabha and did not take part in the voting, whereas in the Rajya Sabha it voted in favour of the government. The BJP accused the government for using the CBI to `win' support of SP and the BSP as top brass of the both the parties are facing corruption charges being probed by the agency.
With an eye on Muslim votes, the BSP and SP have been justifying their stand on grounds that they don't want to be seen standing with the communal forces(BJP) on any issue. Mayawati stole the thunder by voting against the BJP in Rajya Sabha to save the UPA II. In Rajya Sabha, the government could have lost because numbers were not its favour. Apart from appeasing Muslims, Mayawati also tried to strengthen Dalit base by arguing that she wanted FDI issue to resolve as early as possible so that she can push for the bill providing reservation to scheduled castes and tribes in promotions in government services.
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