The Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly on Monday passed by a voice-vote a resolution moved by chief minister Mayawati calling for division of UP into four new states : Awadh Pradesh, Paschim Pradesh, Purvanchal and Bundelkhand.
Within seconds of Mayawati moving the resolution, it was not put to debate and the Assembly Speaker in a jiffy announced that the resolution has been adopted by a voice-vote.
He then adjourned the House sine die.
Opposition members from Congress, Samajwadi Party and BJP who were staging a noisy protest were dumbstruck when they saw the Speaker announcing the passage of the resolution and then adjourning the House sine die.
Leader of the Opposition Ram Gopal Yadav described this as a "murder of democracy". He said his party MLAs would go to the Governor and complain about the "undemocratic manner" in which today's session of the Assembly was conducted.
In the morning session, there was pandemonium as Opposition members sought a debate on the no-confidence motion notice given by the Samajwadi Party.
Mayawati was not present in the morning session, and the House was adjourned till 12:20 pm.
As the House reassembled, Mayawati cooly entered the House ringed by PAC guards in mufti.
The House first adopted by voice-vote the vote on account, and soon after Mayawati stood up to move the brief resolution.
There was no mention of the resolution on new states in the day's agenda paper.
Later, talking to newspersons, Mayawati denied that the demand for division of UP was an "election stunt" and claimed that she had written letters on this issue to the Prime Minister in 2007.
"It's the Centre which did not take action on my letters and we were forced to bring this resolution for reorganisation of UP", she said.
Mayawati denied that her party was in a minority in the Assembly, after several party MLAs and ministers were suspended, and several MLAs were denied tickets.
"All these MLAs are still with the BSP. They are elected members. To say, that our party has lost majority in the assembly is baseless. The opposition parties should look towards Telangana where more than a dozen Congress MLAs from the region resigned and the state government there is in a minority", Mayawati said.
The feisty chief minister said: "Several ministers and MPs of UPA at the Centre are either in jail or having probes against them. Judging by that criterion, even the UPA government at the Centre seems to be in a minority."
Mayawati said, it is baseless to claim that my party is in a minority and the Speaker should have taken up the no-confidence motion first.
"The passing of vote-on-account by voice vote itself is indicative of our party being in a majority. Even in December, 2006, the then SP government claimed majority when the vote-on-account was passed", Mayawati said.
The chief minister ruled out dissolution of assembly claiming that her party still had "absolute majority".
She warned the opposition parties that the people of Uttar Pradesh would surely "teach them a lesson" for opposing the division of the state in the forthcoming assembly polls.
Within seconds of Mayawati moving the resolution, it was not put to debate and the Assembly Speaker in a jiffy announced that the resolution has been adopted by a voice-vote.
He then adjourned the House sine die.
Opposition members from Congress, Samajwadi Party and BJP who were staging a noisy protest were dumbstruck when they saw the Speaker announcing the passage of the resolution and then adjourning the House sine die.
Leader of the Opposition Ram Gopal Yadav described this as a "murder of democracy". He said his party MLAs would go to the Governor and complain about the "undemocratic manner" in which today's session of the Assembly was conducted.
In the morning session, there was pandemonium as Opposition members sought a debate on the no-confidence motion notice given by the Samajwadi Party.
Mayawati was not present in the morning session, and the House was adjourned till 12:20 pm.
As the House reassembled, Mayawati cooly entered the House ringed by PAC guards in mufti.
The House first adopted by voice-vote the vote on account, and soon after Mayawati stood up to move the brief resolution.
There was no mention of the resolution on new states in the day's agenda paper.
Later, talking to newspersons, Mayawati denied that the demand for division of UP was an "election stunt" and claimed that she had written letters on this issue to the Prime Minister in 2007.
"It's the Centre which did not take action on my letters and we were forced to bring this resolution for reorganisation of UP", she said.
Mayawati denied that her party was in a minority in the Assembly, after several party MLAs and ministers were suspended, and several MLAs were denied tickets.
"All these MLAs are still with the BSP. They are elected members. To say, that our party has lost majority in the assembly is baseless. The opposition parties should look towards Telangana where more than a dozen Congress MLAs from the region resigned and the state government there is in a minority", Mayawati said.
The feisty chief minister said: "Several ministers and MPs of UPA at the Centre are either in jail or having probes against them. Judging by that criterion, even the UPA government at the Centre seems to be in a minority."
Mayawati said, it is baseless to claim that my party is in a minority and the Speaker should have taken up the no-confidence motion first.
"The passing of vote-on-account by voice vote itself is indicative of our party being in a majority. Even in December, 2006, the then SP government claimed majority when the vote-on-account was passed", Mayawati said.
The chief minister ruled out dissolution of assembly claiming that her party still had "absolute majority".
She warned the opposition parties that the people of Uttar Pradesh would surely "teach them a lesson" for opposing the division of the state in the forthcoming assembly polls.
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