Click to play videoNew Delhi: Just a week after her poll debacle, there is another setback to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bhaujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati.
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered reinstatement of 18,000 police constables in Uttar Pradesh.
The constables were sacked by the Mayawati government over allegation of irregularity in their appointment by Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav which was done just before the last Assembly elections in the state.
Within weeks of coming to power in two years back, Mayawati had cancelled the appointments of the police personnel and had also constituted an inquiry to look into allegations of involvement of some top police officials in the appointments.
"The Chief Minister has been acting arbitrarily and she should resign," said Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Mulayam Singh's recruitment of 18,000 constables almost simultaneously had raised many eyebrows. There were complaints at the time that money exchanged hands and a particular caste was favoured.
But the apex court has now ordered that the constables be appointed subject to the final outcome of the case.
"We will follow the orders of the Supreme Court as we do not have any order," said Special Secretary (Home), UP, D K Gupta.
It's another setback for Mayawati who had made no bones about her claims for the prime ministership before Lok Sabha elections.
For the moment though it seems she will have to grapple with the matters of pertaining to her state.
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