Lucknow: In the wake of increasing discontent among legislators of coalition partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Uttar Pradesh Chief Minster Mayawati on December 6 said she would ensure that the state bureaucracy did not behave "indifferently" with BJP ministers and followed their orders in letter and spirit.

"In my tenure the bureaucracy has remained disciplined. If still there are some complaints I would ensure that officials do not ignore orders of the ministers," she reportedly told leader of BJP Legislature Party Lalji Tandon.

BJP ministers had lodged complaints with Tandon that bureaucracy was ignoring them and their orders were not adhered to by the officials, party sources said.

The BJP Legislature party meeting was reduced to government bashing with party ministers lodging complaints that the bureaucracy was receptive only to the order and requests of BSP (Bahujan Samaj Party) ministers and legislators.

Party legislators joined the chorus and said despite they being party to the coalition government they were not treated as ruling party Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs). "We were made to feel that we are from the Opposition," the legislators are understood to have complained.

Tandon took up the matter with Mayawati, a senior BJP leader said and conveyed the disenchantment of the party MLAs over the "indifferent" attitude of bureaucracy towards them.

PTI