Women's Bill: Slighted Yadavs plan their next attack

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After Sonia Gandhi's triumph on Tuesday, those slighted by the leading up the Rajya Sabha approving 33 per cent reservation for women will now attempt to take centrestage. On Wednesday Samaiwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam singh Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)chief Lalu Prasad Yadavs were expected to hand letters to the president formally withdrawing support to the UPA government. But Mulayam has said, 'There is no question of meeting the president today.' Lalu said he had sought an appointment with the President, but had not been given one yet. They were also said to be toying with bringing a no-cofidence motion against the government, though Mulayam singh accepts that they do not have the numbers to do so. Andd sousrces say the rest of the opposition is unlikely to support plans for a no-trust motion. The BJP, the source say, thinks there is no need for such a motion at this time. The Yadavs will now at least try and build a pressure group on the issu. Their demand for reservation for minorities within the quota for women does find echo even in demands voiced by congress allies like Mamata Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress, who is sulking after Tuesday's vote.