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Governor for President's rule in UP
Published on Sat, Feb 17, 2007 at 11:23, Updated on Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 03:58 in 
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NOT CONFIDENT THIS TIME: Mulayam proved his government’s majority in the UP Assembly on Jan 25.
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| BREAKUP OF THE OUTGOING UTTAR PRADESH ASSEMBLY. |
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New Delhi: There is a crisis brewing in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the Assembly polls in the state.
Sources have told CNN-IBN that UP Governor T V Rajeshwar has written to the Centre saying that the Mulayam Singh government has lost the moral right to stay in power.
He has asked for the Centre to impose Article 356 - President's rule - in the state.
Rajeshwar might travel to Delhi on Saturday to meet with the President and Home Ministry officials and ask for President's rule in the state. The Union Cabinet will meet on Saturday evening to discuss Uttar Pradesh.
The CPI-M, a firm opponent of Article 356, has firmly rejected the Congress' proposal that UP be put under President's rule but its partner in the state, the Jan Morcha, is keen on getting Mulayam removed. The Left will discuss the issue at a Politburo meet on Saturday.
The Jan Morcha has always been openly critical of Mulayam and claims free and fair Assembly elections are not possible under his rule.
The Congress too is in a bit of a bind now. If the Congress takes a decision to go with President's rule in the state, it will be going with the opposition BJP and Mayawati's BSP, whereas it will be going against the Left.
The pressure is mounting from all ends on the Mulayam Singh government. CNN-IBN has learnt that with the disqualification of 13 BSP MLAs who had defected over to Mulayam's Samajwadi Party, the Chief Minister has begun legal consultations to look into the possibility of stepping down.
Mulayam proved his government’s majority in a confidence motion in the UP Assembly on January 25. The House will meet again on February 26 for another confidence vote.
However, despite the pressure, Mulayam is defiant.
Mulayam, who was at a rally in Uttarakhand, said, "If the Centre wants to dismiss my government, it may. However, I will not resign."
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The UP Governor, T V Rajeshwar, has sent a report to the Home Ministry recommending President's rule in the state.BOMMAI JUDGMENT |
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(With inputs from Abhishek Patni in Lucknow and Smitha Nair in New Delhi)
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