Lucknow, May 22 (UNI) The Congress today accused the Mulayam Singh Yadav government of not implementing centrally-sponsored schemes to further its vested interests.

To coincide with the second anniversary of the UPA government at the Centre, the state unit of the party today organised demonstrations at 22 districts of the state, where National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme was implemented with the rest of the country.

AICC general secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh affairs Ashok Gehlot charged the Samajwadi Party-led government with not implementing the scheme to further its political interests.

''The state government thinks if the popular scheme is implemented, it would project the Congress-led UPA in good light,''he said.

He led a demonstration in Hardoi, while state Congress president Salman Khurshid led a similar demonstration in Barabanki.

The Congress leaders alleged that by not implementing the scheme, the Uttar Pradesh government was working against the interest of common man.

The party leaders also pledged to bring forth various people- oriented schemes introduced by the Centre in the state.

''The non-implementation of the schemes was a direct attack on the dermocratic system of the country,'' Mr Khurshid added.

UNI NAB VS AK BST1952