http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5599121
17/11/2011
Mayawati hits out at opposition for criticising state split
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday lambasted the
entire opposition for terming her move to divide the state as an
"election stunt".
Claiming that she has been raising the demand right from the time she
formed her government in 2007, Mayawati attacked the centre for not
caring to pay any heed to her repeated letters in this regard. She
also sought to point out that there was no Constitutional binding for
any state to pass a resolution to initiate the creation of a state.
"Nowhere does the Indian Constitution say that the process of carving
out a new state has to be initiated by a state government or by the
assembly of the concerned state assembly," Mayawati said in a
statement.
"The national parliament is fully empowered to suo moto initiate the
creation of a new state and after passing such a resolution it has to
be sent to the president, who may seek the opinion of the concerned
state legislature." she asserted, while citing provisions of Article 3
of the Indian Constitution.
Says Article 3: "Parliament may by law form a new state by separation
of territory from any state or by uniting two or more states or parts
of states or by uniting any territory to a part of any state," while
adding that the parliament can also "increase or decrease the area of
any state as also alter the boundaries or even the name of any state
in the country".
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