Mulayam slams Samajwadi Party govt for 'slow pace of work' in Uttar Pradesh

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav says there are a lot of schemes, but the pace of work is very slow.

"I am hearing about launch of schemes and not about their inauguration; when I was the CM, I used to lay foundation and fix a date of inauguration there itself", he said.

Mulayam said that the party ministers should know that party organisation is above the government, ministers and officers should tell, why the projects are not getting completed.

"I have become a national president in the national executive, if you want to remove me you have to call it again. And if I am here, you will have to perform", he said.

Asking ministers to adopt villages and construct toilets in every village, Mulayam said that people are smart, and they wanted to see what was done for them and not what will be in store for them".

On the occasion, Mulayam asked representatives of the construction companies to tell when would they complete their projects and after getting assurance from them that the same would be "completed in 24 months", he gave them a deadline to finish it within 22 months.

Mulayam said that he does not visit 5 Kalidas Marg, which is the official CM's residence, as people will start saying that "I am running the government".

"I believe in inauguration and not foundation-laying", he said.

Pointing at former chief secretary Javed Usmani, who was recently appointed Chief Information Commissioner, Mulayam said that the former CS is there and his services should also be availed for the same.