New Delhi: The developments in Uttar Pradesh Assembly had its echo in Lok Sabha on March 6 with Congress and Samajwadi Party demanding dismissal of Mayawati government on grounds of Constitutional breakdown in the state.

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Congress deputy leader Shivraj Patil sought resignation of Mayawati saying the Governor's address, the state Budget and the no-confidence motion against the Chief Minister were all passed without any discussion in total violation of Constitutional norms.

"The Chief Minister should resign. If she does not, the Centre should impose President's rule as Constitutional machinery in the state has broken down. There is no rule of law and arbitrariness is prevailing," they said.

Yadav also demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into alleged charges of "brazen" corruption against Mayawati, saying development funds allotted to MPs and MLAs were being "looted" on orders of the Chief Minister.

Countering the Opposition, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief whip V K Malhotra said while charges of corruption against Chief Ministers have been there in the past, the Centre had not dismissed them or imposed President's rule.

"If there is a court case against a Chief Minister, can the matter be referred to CBI? The Opposition raises what suits them," he said.

Earlier, giving his ruling on the issue of tabling of Mayawati's letter to the Centre, Speaker Manohar Joshi observed that it was "a sensitive matter" and agreed with the government that it should not be tabled in the House.

PTI