Lucknow: The report cards of legislators belonging to the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh are throwing up dismal results.
If sources are to be believed then the internal survey commissioned by the Samajwadi Party shows that the legislators are facing a hostile electorate in their constituencies and pre-poll surveys that predicts a complete washout for the ruling Samajwadi Party may not be completely off the mark.
According to a top-ranking party leader, not more than 10 ministers in the Akhilesh government can be said to be “safe” in their constituencies and merely 20 per cent of the MLAs have passed the party test.
“We wanted to know the ranking of each of our legislators on three factors — public image, performance and loyalty. Most of the legislators have failed to build up and sustain their public image and are known more for land grabbing and taking contracts in their constituencies,” the leader said.
On several occasions, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has warned party leaders, particularly ministers, against going on a money-minting spree.
The party had already been getting feedback that majority of the ruling party MLAs and ministers were busy with their “business ventures” and were taking government contracts in the names of their relatives.
