Mayawati hails Kanshi Ram as greatest Dalit messiahOctober 9th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday hailed her mentor and ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram as the greatest messiah of Dalits. Speaking at a brief function here to mark his third death anniversary, Mayawati said, "There was no parallel to Kanshi Ram-ji in championing the cause of Dalits across the country."
She first paid floral tributes at a statue of Kanshi Ram at the threshold of the Rs.1,200 crore Ambedkar Memorial in Gomati Nagar, where construction activity stands suspended after a Supreme Court order.
Ex CJI surprised at Supreme Court's reluctance to intervene in Mayawati's statue rowJuly 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Former Chief Justice of India JS Verma has expressed surprise at Supreme Court's decision of not intervening into the statue issue involving Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati. "If judiciary can go into the decision of cabinet pertaining to article 356 (in S R Bommai case) and judicial review is available to check the ultra vires of constitutional amendment, then I fail to understand why it cannot go into the statue issue," Justice Verma said.
Sonia Gandhi regrets Joshi's statement against MayawatiJuly 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Congress President Sonia Gandhi expressed regret over the remarks made by UP Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, but at the same time described the actions of the Uttar Pradesh Government as high handed. Earlier in the day, Mayawati condemned Gandhi for remaining silent on the Joshi incident, and said it was shameful that she had not taken any action against Joshi.
Centre seeks explanation from Mayawati on Noida park projectJuly 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Ministry of Environment and Forest has sought an explanation from Uttar Pradesh government over alleged violation of environmental laws in construction of a park in NOIDA
Uttar Pradesh Government is constructing Memorial Park in 33-hectare area along the Yamuna Riverbed in Sector 15 -A of NOIDA. State government is installing statues of Chief Minister Mayawati, her political mentor Kanshi Ram, and Dr B.
Mayawati in hurry; unveils memorials, statues before scheduleJune 25th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Prompted allegedly by a petition in the Supreme Court, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday night surprised many and unveiled as many as 15 projects, including memorials and statues eight days before the schedule. Officials admitted that the unveiling ceremony was to take place July 3 but Mayawati changed the schedule as Delhi-based lawyer Ravi Kant filed a public interest litigation in the apex court seeking to prevent her from inaugurating projects.
Mayawati faces flak over remarks on Mahatma GandhiJune 15th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Maywati has come under severe criticism from opposition leaders for having made derogatory remarks about Mahatma Gandhi. While addressing a meeting of MPs and legislators of her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) here Saturday, Mayawati called the Father of the Nation a "natakbaaz" (fake).
Mayawati draws flak for 'tampering' with RTIJune 8th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati continues to draw flak for what was termed as "tampering" with the Right to Information (RTI) Act to systematically deny access to legitimate information relating to various actions of the state government. While Uttar Pradesh Congress president Rita Bahuguna Joshi led a delegation to Governor T.V.
Mayawati to give outside support to new UPA GovernmentMay 19th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Further strengthening the stability to the new United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Tuesday said that her party would give outside support to the Congress-led alliance without any condition. Mayawati further said that her party has agreed to provide outside support of all 21 MPs to the UPA Government without any condition.
Media shy MayawatiMay 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati continues to shun the media as much as she avoids any direct contact with the public. A leading media baron-cum-celebrated journalist moved heaven and earth to get an appointment with Mayawati but to no avail.
Case against Digvijay Singh for intimidating MayawatiApril 22nd, 2009 LUCKNOW - Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has been booked for threatening Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati by misusing CBI against her. The case has been booked for violating the model code of conduct against Singh late on Tuesday night on the directions of the district administration, said Hardoi sources.
Mayawati campaigns in JammuMarch 30th, 2009 JAMMU - The Bahujan Samaj Party's (BSP) blue flags fluttered here in Jammu and Kashmir Monday as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati campaigned for her party ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Addressing an election rally, Mayawati criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as the Congress saying these parties were 'fooling the people'.
Mayawati to launch campaign from KeralaMarch 20th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati will launch her party's election campaign from Kerala and will hold a series of public rallies till May 11. 'My campaign starts from tomorrow (Saturday) and I will hold a series of public meetings in all corners of the country till May 11 without missing a single day,' Mayawati told reporters here.
Chhattisgarh teacher arrested for blinding studentJanuary 9th, 2009 RAIPUR - A schoolteacher in Chhattisgarh has been arrested on the charge of partially blinding a six-year-old student by inserting a pin in her right eye because she had failed to reply to his question. The shocking incident took place in a private school, Saraswati Shishu Mandir, in Jurali village of Korba district, about 250 km north of here.
Mayawati targets opposition, says no CBI probe into murderDecember 24th, 2008 LUCKNOW - Facing flak after her party's legislator was arrested for an engineer's murder, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday accused all opposition parties of mounting a slander campaign against her and said there was no need for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe in the matter. 'The allegations of different political parties about arrested MLA Shekhar Tiwari indulging in extortion for my birthday celebrations are absolutely baseless and false,' Mayawati told a hurriedly convened press conference here.
Opposition has resorted to dirty politics: MayawatiDecember 24th, 2008 LUCKNOW - Facing flak after her party's legislator was arrested for an engineer's murder, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday accused all opposition parties of mounting a slander campaign against her. 'The allegations of different political parties about arrested MLA Shekhar Tiwari indulging in extortion for my birthday celebrations are absolutely baseless and false,' Mayawati told a hurriedly convened press conference here.
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