UP Govt in crisis as three ministers resign

     Lucknow: Three ministers, who were once affiliated with the Bahujan Samaj Party, resigned from the Mulayam Singh Government on Wednesday following Tuesday's adverse judgement by the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court derecognising the split in the BSP in 2003. Jaiveer Singh, Surendra Vikram Singh and Dharm Pal Singh, all Ministers of State, met Uttar Pradesh Governor T V Rajeswar and submitted their resignations stating that after the High Court judgement they had been "reverted back" to the BSP and hence they would not like to continue in their ministerial posts. They were led by BSP Legislature Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya, who said that one MLA Ramji Shukla was also present along with the three ministers and expressed faith in the leadership of BSP supremo Mayawati. Maurya claimed that of the 40 MLAs, who had been "reverted back" to the BSP fold, many others were also going to join their parent organisation. He also claimed that the Mulayam Singh Yadav government had been reduced to a minority and deserved to be dismissed so that fresh elections could be held in the state.

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