NewsX@9: Mulayam's opportunism sparks political row

NewsX@9 is a NewsX special programme which debates on the main news event of the day. Today's discussion focused on the Mulayam Singh Yadav's promise of a government job for an educated rape victim.It was a controversial poll sop wheeled out by a leader actively pushing his son into the limelight in Uttar Pradesh.But Mulayam Singh Yadav's promise of a government job for an educated rape victim has been met with scorn and disgust from across the political class. Mulayam has hurriedly retracted his statement but is it too late? After splitting the voter into haves and have nots, this religion and that religion, high caste and low caste this one for rape victims probably takes electioneering for votes to rock bottom. For more log onto: http://alpha.newsx.com