BSP to raise allotment of govt land to Azam trust in UP House

Image
Press Trust of India Lucknow
Last Updated : Feb 17 2015 | 4:05 PM IST
Terming as illegal the allotment of land to SP leader Azam Khan's trust in Rampur, BSP today said it will raise the issue in the budget session of Uttar Pradesh legislature beginning tomorrow.
"The land allotment to the trust is illegal... If the House is run as per the schedule and not cut short, we will raise the matter," Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Naseemuddin Siddiqui said here.
On senior state minister's outbursts against Governor Ram Naik, Siddiqui said the former is in the habit of humiliating people and it is unpredictable what he will speak and where.
Siddiqui was responding to questions on state government allotting the building that houses the Jauhar Research Institute to Khan's trust on a 33-year lease at Rs 100 per annum.
"The state government has been fixing long schedules for conducting the House but has been cutting it short and just completing formalities," he said.
"Many a times the government gets information also through the opposition...We also used to get it when we were in the government," Siddiqui said, adding all issues, whether these were against any party, needed to be raised.
The former BSP minister accused the SP as 'goondas' of extorting money from overloaded trucks in his native place Banda and alleged that relatives of a state minister were hand in gloves with them.
"It should be probed...Illegal mining is going on in the state and loot is on in the name of mining," Siddiqui said.
Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly, Swami Prasad Maurya said his party will raise issues pertaining to law and order, hooch deaths, recovery of skeletons, problems facing sugarcane, paddy growers and swine flu.
Maurya warned that Akhilesh Yadav government will face the consequences of "betraying people" as Modi government faced in the Delhi Assembly elections.
*Subscribe to Business Standard digital and get complimentary access to The New York Times

Smart Quarterly

₹900

3 Months

₹300/Month

SAVE 25%

Smart Essential

₹2,700

1 Year

₹225/Month

SAVE 46%
*Complimentary New York Times access for the 2nd year will be given after 12 months

Super Saver

₹3,900

2 Years

₹162/Month

Subscribe

Renews automatically, cancel anytime

Here’s what’s included in our digital subscription plans

Exclusive premium stories online

  • Over 30 premium stories daily, handpicked by our editors

Complimentary Access to The New York Times

  • News, Games, Cooking, Audio, Wirecutter & The Athletic

Business Standard Epaper

  • Digital replica of our daily newspaper — with options to read, save, and share

Curated Newsletters

  • Insights on markets, finance, politics, tech, and more delivered to your inbox

Market Analysis & Investment Insights

  • In-depth market analysis & insights with access to The Smart Investor

Archives

  • Repository of articles and publications dating back to 1997

Ad-free Reading

  • Uninterrupted reading experience with no advertisements

Seamless Access Across All Devices

  • Access Business Standard across devices — mobile, tablet, or PC, via web or app

More From This Section

First Published: Feb 17 2015 | 4:05 PM IST

Next Story