Mayawati
Former Chief Minister of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati addresses a press conference in New Delhi on May 19, 2012. Police in northern India are probing alleged fraud in the construction of giant sculptures of elephants and low-caste political heroes that were the USD 1.2-billion pet projects of former leader Mayawati. Mayawati, the populist chief minister of Uttar Pradesh state until March, built memorial parks containing sandstone and granite statues despite criticism that the money could have been better spent on the poor.
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The uproar was uncalled for and baseless. People have voted us to power and they have posed trust in us. They are hopeful that we would work for their welfare and they have given us the mandate to expose the scams and cases of corruption which had occurred during the rule of Mayawati and we are doing that
Mayawati consistently did everything in her power to crush the self-respect and humiliate such missionary leaders and workers who had selflessly worked for years for the growth of Bahujan Movement in the country
It is not only the question of general and OBC category employee who have been deprived of their rights by the then Mayawati government. There are many SC/ST employee whose fate hang in balance ever since the issue was dragged into legal corridorsMore quotes »
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Akhilesh Yadav budgets for 2014 elections
for proper execution and there's always the risk of PPP being misused to favour crony capitalism, something rampant in the Mayawati regime. The total budget size is Rs 2,00,110.61 crore. The budget puts revenue receipts at Rs 1,58,847.86 crore and capital 5:18 PM from Times of India Read more »
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Mayawati government spent over Rs 121 crore on advertisements
favorite NDTV content (text, photos & videos) on your Facebook Timeline, and discover new content with friends. Lucknow: The previous Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh had spent over Rs 121 crore on decorative advertisements during the last five years to 1:06 PM from NDTV Read more »
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Mayawati govt spent over Rs 121 cr on ads
Jun 1 (PTI) The previous Mayawati government in Uttar Pradesh had spent over Rs 121 crore on decorative advertisements during the last five years to showcase its programmes and achievements, the UP Legislative Council was informed today. In a written reply, 12:06 PM from Moneycontrol.com Read more »
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Coalgate: PM will come out clean, says Team Anna to CBI
the auctions were not done in a bid to favour some mining companies. Cracking the whip on CBI for their inaction on Mulayam Singh, Mayawati and Lalu Prasad Yadav in the disproportionate assets cases against them, he said the CBI was a slave to the government. from OneIndia Read more »
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Lokayukta to probe into BSP govtandapos;s irregularities: Akhilesh **
Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said several corruption cases of the previous Mayawati government has been handed over to the Lokayukta. Though he was non-committal on the setting up of Commission to inquire into the financial irregularities of 6:50 AM from Webindia123 Read more »
