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Congress likens Mayawati to Nero,wants judicial inquiry into riots

"What kind of a government is this? Bareilly is burning and there is celebration in Lucknow," Congress spokesman Manish Tewari said and demanded a judicial enquiry into the riots.

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Updated : Mar 16, 2010, 06:19 PM IST

Congress today accused Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati of failing to control communal riots in Bareilly and likened her to Roman emperor Nero.

"What kind of a government is this? Bareilly is burning and there is celebration in Lucknow," Congress spokesman Manish Tewari said and demanded a judicial enquiry into the riots by a sitting judge of the Allahabd High Court.

He claimed that the way communal divide was allowed to increase in Bareilly and the riots were not stopped clearly suggests that there was "an attempt to polarise the people" in UP.

The spokesman said that BJP joining hands with the BSP was visible in the last Lok Sabha elections and that the saffron party had taught BSP "the politics of riots".

"The Nero sitting in UP has a big role. Without administrative support, no riot can continue for two weeks. Gujarat is an example. The results were disastrous for the country," he said, likening Mayawati to the Roman emperor infamous for his cruelty and extravagance.

Referring to the speech of Mayawati at a BSP rally in Lucknow yesterday, Tewari said she was teaching history in her speech but if she learns her lessons well, UP will benefit.

"She says no law stops her from building her statues. Law does not stop anybody from doing such things – tradition and decorum does. Those who do not understand it are consigned to the dustbins of history," he said.

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