SP activists take out anti-graft rally in city

Dozens of Samajwadi Party supporters took out a rally in the city on Monday led by its State president SN Sachan and assembled at the party office.  The protesters were prevented at the barricade at Kanak Chowk where they squatted  and raised anti-State Government slogans. SP leaders alleged that leaders of both the BJP and the Congress are neck-deep in corruption. later, they submitted a memorandum addressed to the Governor through an administrative officer.

Administration had deployed adequate police forces to avoid untoward incident during the rally.

Sachan alleged that the successive BJP and Congress governments in the state have let down the state, by  engaging in corruption , enmeshing bureaucrats in the vicious net and taking the common people for a ride. The land mafia, liquor mafia and the like are ruling the roost with the government machinery dancing to their tunes.

Their demand include formation of lokayukta, action on Bhati Commission and Tripathi Commission reports, cap on facilities being enjoyed by the  former  CMs and inquiries on the RTI reports of  corruption. “Besides, we want vigilance departments being made more active in their functioning. Health facilities must be made to sync with the people’s medical requirements,” he added.