New Delhi, Sept 14: Finance Minister Jaswant Singh today met the new Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav and assured the state of central support. "UP is an important state in the country. There is no dearth of resources and we will ensure that is no deficiency in future. Without its progress, the country can not progress well," Singh said after the courtesy meeting here. "Irrespective of our political thinking, we have an old and close relationship. As Finance Minister of the country, I can not confine to a single party line," he said after the meeting with the Samajvadi Party leader. Yadav said his meeting with Jaswant Singh was a courtesy call.

Referring to floods in some parts of the state, Yadav said the government has taken care of the situation.
Bureau Report