<div align="justify">The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Monday sprung to the defence of BSP supremo Mayawati after she resigned from the Rajya Sabha.<br /><br />SP spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary said the leaders of the Opposition were not being allowed to speak and were harassed if they opposed the NDA regime. <br /><br />“An undeclared emergency prevails in the country and in Uttar Pradesh,” Chaudhary said. He said not allowing the Opposition members to speak in Parliament amounted to the murder of democracy.</div>
<div align="justify">The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Monday sprung to the defence of BSP supremo Mayawati after she resigned from the Rajya Sabha.<br /><br />SP spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary said the leaders of the Opposition were not being allowed to speak and were harassed if they opposed the NDA regime. <br /><br />“An undeclared emergency prevails in the country and in Uttar Pradesh,” Chaudhary said. He said not allowing the Opposition members to speak in Parliament amounted to the murder of democracy.</div>