UP govt for goondas: Union minister

NEW DELHI: The Union minister of state for home, Swami Chinmayanand, thinks that a civil confrontation-like situation prevails in UP.
‘‘It’s all because of the politics of revenge,’’ he says adding that the class of people who were at the receiving end during Mayawati’s reign, are now flexing their muscles not only to bounce back to political relevance at the grass root level but also to hit back at their alleged tormentors with a vengeance.‘‘Earlier, it was a government by goondas; now it’s a government for goondas.’’ That is the only difference, he says.
The swamiji looks worried on yet another account. ‘‘This new government in Lucknow will crumble under its own weight sooner rather than later because of its inherent contradictions,’’ he says adding that all ‘‘erstwhile enemies have become friends in an alliance of convenience’’. Without taking names he was making an oblique reference to the new troika — Mulayam, Kalyan and Ajit.
‘‘The BJP will do well in the coming election because of the performance of the Vajpayee government,’’ he said.