Samajwadi Party for President's rule in UP

lucknow: samajwadi party workers in large numbers staged a demonstration at the collectorate here on wednesday, demanding the dissolution of state assembly, imposition of president's rule and the holding of elections. the demonstrations, held all over the state under the directions of party president mulayam singh yadav, was aimed at exposing the 'anti-people policies' of the bjp government and its apathy towards the rural sector, particularly the farming community.issues of local importance were also raised by the sp workers. in lucknow, party members, led by state president ram sharan das, leader of the opposition in the vidhan parishad, ahmed hasan, and vice-president, bhagwati singh, assembled at the city office in kaiserbagh from where they made their way to the collectorate. speaking on the occasion, the leaders slammed the bjp government for failing to resolve the problems of the people and in the process making the life of the common man more difficult. the dismal state of the law and order situation, the atrocities committed on the dalits, the innumerable announcements made by the chief minister were highlighted by the speakers. they demanded that in order to prevent the situation from going out of hand it was imperative that the assembly be dissolved and president's rule be imposed. later, briefing press persons, das said the demonstration programme was a success in the all the districts. the workers had collected in huge numbers to participate in the agitation. in etawah, the agitators were led by prof ram gopal yadav and shivpal singh yadav, in kanpur by harmohan singh, in rampur by mohd azam khan, muzaffarnagar by munnawar hasan and in sitapur by sushila singh saroj. das said in many districts members of the yuvjan sabha, lohia vahini and youth brigade took out processions before winding their way to the collectorate.