Slamming the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for discriminating against her, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday claimed in the Supreme Court that the disproportionate assets case made out against her was “baseless, unfounded and illegal”.
“Obvious political motivations have led the CBI to adopt double standards in dealing with identical DA (disproportionate assets) cases against [...]
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FIR in disproportionate assets case illegal: Mayawati
April 21st, 2010 |
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Rahul challenges Mayawati in her Dalit bastion
April 14th, 2010 |
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Throwing a challenge to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Wednesday accused her of neglecting the welfare of the poor she claimed to represent.
The son of Congress president Sonia Gandhi also asserted that he was confident of bringing the country’s oldest political party to power in the state.
Visibly impressed by the [...]
Dalit memorials will be set up ‘come what may’: Mayawati
April 14th, 2010 |
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Thumbing a nose at political opponents and others, a defiant Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said she would “not buckle under pressure” and continue to set up parks and memorials to commemorate Dalit icons.
“We have been constructing parks and memorials in the names of important Dalit and OBC (Other Backward Classes) personalities to give due [...]
We will continue to set up parks: Mayawati
April 14th, 2010 |
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The Uttar Pradesh government will continue to set up parks and memorials in the names of Dalit icons despite the criticism by political opponents of the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party, Chief Minister Mayawati suggested Wednesday.
“We have been constructing parks and memorials in the names of important Dalit and OBC (Other Backward Classes) personalities just to [...]
Pranab Mukherjee calls for all-party meeting over Women’’s Reservation Bill
March 31st, 2010 |
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Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has called for an all-party meeting over the Women’’s Reservation Bill on April 5 before it is tabled in the upcoming session of the Parliament.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has called for countrywide protests against the Bill next month, saying that the legislation was against Dalit icon Bhim Rao Ambedkar’’s ideology [...]
Varun targets Maya, Rahul, calls cow slaughter crime
March 29th, 2010 |
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Bharatiya Janata Party MP Varun Gandhi delivered a fiery speech here Monday, calling for a ban on cow slaughter. He also targeted Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and his cousin Rahul Gandhi whom he called a “handsome face”.
Hundreds of men, women and even children sweated it out to listen to the 30-year-old Gandhi’s 20-minute high [...]
Cow slaughter should be banned: Varun Gandhi
March 29th, 2010 |
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Newly appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secretary Varun Gandhi Monday called for a complete ban on cow slaughter in a fiery speech here.
“Cow slaughter is a legal and social crime. It’s not for Hindus only. It should be banned because it’s a question of the nation’s pride,” the MP from Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh said [...]
Mayawati’s garland: Court dismisses CBI probe
March 22nd, 2010 |
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Allahabad High Court Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI probe into the gifting of a high-value currency note-garland to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati.
Reportedly made of Rs.1,000-denomination currency notes valued at about Rs.21 lakh, the garland was presented to Mayawati here on the 25th anniversary of the Bahujan Samaj Party March [...]
Thousands gather for Mayawati’s rally
March 15th, 2010 |
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Lucknow, March 15 : Tens of thousands of people from all over the country, including Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala, gathered here Monday for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati’s rally to mark the Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) 25th anniversary celebrations.
The silver jubilee celebrations at the Ramabai Ambedkar grounds coincide with party founder Kanshi Ram’s birthday.
It is [...]
Thousands gather for Mayawati’s rally
March 15th, 2010 |
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Lucknow, March 15 : Tens of thousands of people from all over the country, including Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala, gathered here Monday for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati’s rally to mark the Bahujan Samaj Party’s (BSP) 25th anniversary celebrations.
The silver jubilee celebrations at the Ramabai Ambedkar grounds coincide with party founder Kanshi Ram’s birthday.
It is [...]
Politicians pay tribute to Janeshwar Mishra
January 23rd, 2010 |
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Uttar Pradesh Governor B.L. Joshi, Chief Minister Mayawati and leaders of various political parties have condoled the death of former central minister and Samajwadi Party leader Janeshwar Mishra.
In a statement late Friday night, Mayawati said people would remember Mishra’s contribution to society and politics during his long public career.
Among others who condoled Mishra’s death were [...]
No move to raise milk prices in north India, says Pawar
January 22nd, 2010 |
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Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Thursday denied having said that prices of milk would be increased in north India, saying there was no such proposal in the offing.
“This is all a media creation. I had only said that there is a difference in demand and supply of milk,” Pawar said, accusing the media of creating confusion.
“We [...]
Now, Mayawati raising force to protect statues
January 20th, 2010 |
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Chief Minister Mayawati is set to raise a security force to protect memorials and statues erected by her government in Uttar Pradesh even as the Supreme Court has questioned the allocation of thousands of crores of rupees for these monuments.
“The new force will be named State Special Zone Security Force and will be headed by [...]
Mayawati releases book on birthday, targets Congress
January 15th, 2010 |
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On her 54th birthday Friday, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) boss and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati released the fifth volume of her book detailing her political struggles. In it, Mayawati has claimed she would have become prime minister but for the “ganging up by Congress, BJP and Samajwadi Party”.
The BSP chief released the book, titled [...]
Mayawati paints Lucknow BSP blue on her birthday
January 15th, 2010 |
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The Uttar Pradesh capital was literally covered under a blue blanket – from blue lights to blue buntings – to mark the 54th birthday Friday of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and state Chief Minister Mayawati.
Long strings of tiny blue lights were draped around each of the monuments erected by the Mayawati government in the [...]
Mayawati’s birthday with a difference – gifting monthly dole
January 13th, 2010 |
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A monthly dole for Uttar Pradesh’s poorest of the poor — that is the ambitious scheme to be launched on Chief Minister Mayawati’s 54th birthday, a day that has become notorious for her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) celebrating it as a fund raising event.
But this Jan 15, Friday, will be different. Instead of getting flak [...]
SC rejects Mayawati’’s petition over the debated Ambedkar site
November 13th, 2009 |
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The Supreme Court today rejected Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati‘’s appeal for permission to commence maintenance and other related works at the debated Ambedkar site in Lucknow.
A two-judge bench comprising Justice H S Bedi and Justice J M Panchal sensed that there was “no change in the state of affairs” to grant any respite to [...]
Delhi CM flags off Metro for Noida
November 12th, 2009 |
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Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit flagged off the first metro service from the Yamuna Bank metro station in Delhi to Noida in Uttar Pradesh (UP) on Thursday.
The flagging off ceremony took place in the presence of Union Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy, Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely and DMRC managing director E. Sreedharan.
This [...]
Centre is unanimous on dealing with Maoist : Rahul
October 16th, 2009 |
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In the backdrop of a spurt in naxal violence, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said there was complete unanimity at the Centre over dealing with Maoist menace and accused non-Congress ruled Orissa and Chhattisgarh of failing to reach out to the people to check the problem.
“There is complete unaminity as far as the [...]