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Mayawati denies police action led to loss of life in rally
Lucknow, Dec 12: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati today denied that a farmer had lost his life in police firing in Munderwa area of Basti, where cane farmers led by Bharatiya Kisan Union workers were holding a dharna.
A body was recovered 15 kms away from the sugar mill, the scene of trouble yesterday and said an inquiry is being conducted to ascertain the cause of his death, Mayawati told reporters here.
Blaming the opposition Samajwadi Party, for instigating the cane farmers who turned unruly in Basti yesterday, Mayawati said the incident was aimed at defaming her government and creating law and order problems in the state.
A detailed report pertaining to the circumstance and
those responsible for the incident had been shot off to the
centre in view of the hue and cry over the issue in the
Parliament, Mayawati told reporters here.
Mayawati said the opposition would not succeed in it
gameplan to discredit the Centre and the UP government.
The chief minister said her government was taking a
number of steps to ensure that the cane farmers received
remunerative prices for their produce and for this even
private sugar mills were being persuaded to purchase the
sugarcane at the government fixed price of Rs. 95 per quintal.
Meanwhile the divisional commissioner, district
magistrate and the Senior Superintendent of Police of Basti
have been shifted by the state government in view of
yesterday's incident.
Bureau Report