Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Monday demanded for a budget of Rs 27 crore for statues at the Kashiram memorial and for other structures in the state.
Presenting the supplementary budget, she demanded for an additional Rs 550 crore for her dream projects, which includes Rs 27 crore for new statues.
Rs 1,500 crore has already [...]
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Mayawati demands Rs 27 crore for new statues
August 3rd, 2009 |
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Rita Bahuguna meets Prime Minister
July 27th, 2009 |
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Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Monday.
She apprised him of the events after she was arrested for her remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati.
Joshi apprised the Prime Minister about the burning of her house by the activists of Mayawati’’s Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Lucknow.
Accepting [...]
Digvijay Singh accuses Mayawati of playing into the hands of her advisors
July 27th, 2009 |
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Congress Party general secretary Digvijay Singh has accused the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of playing into the hands of a few advisors and charged her with not being aware about ground realities in the state.
Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Singh also accused Mayawati of moving away from the masses.
Accusing the state government [...]
Ex CJI surprised at Supreme Court’s reluctance to intervene in Mayawati’s statue row
July 25th, 2009 |
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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 [...]
UP Congress chief Joshi moves court, seeks CBI probe for Lucknow arson attack
July 22nd, 2009 |
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The Congress party’s Uttar Pradesh chief, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, filed a petition before the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday, seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the July 15 arson attack on her Lucknow residence.
In her petition, Joshi squarely blamed state Chief Minister Mayawati and her henchmen for the arson attack.
The demand for [...]
Vehicle that was used to attack Joshi’s Lucknow house found
July 20th, 2009 |
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Uttar Pradesh police have found the car that was used to attack the Lucknow residence of Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi on the night of July 15.
Police sources said that the Toyota Qualis belongs to a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader from Varanasi, but added that he is yet to be formally identified. [...]
Mayawati has time for statues, but not for governance: Rahul Gandhi
July 17th, 2009 |
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Accusing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of misusing government funds, Congress Party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday said Uttar Pradesh has place for only statues and elephants but not for the issues related to development of the state.
Addressing Congress workers here, Gandhi said: “Mayawati only has time to erect statues and nothing else. She [...]
Belligerent Mayawati continues to attack Sonia Gandhi over Joshiâ€â€™â€™s controversial remarks
July 17th, 2009 |
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Friday continued her attack on Congress President Sonia Gandhi for the latter”’’s silence on Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi”’’s offensive remarks on her.
Addressing a press conference at the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) head quarters here, Mayawati lashed out at Gandhi for not doing much about [...]
Hearing of UP Congress leader Joshi’’s fresh bail application deferred to Friday
July 16th, 2009 |
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The chief judicial magistrate of Moradabad has deferred the hearing of Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi’’s second application for bail till 10.30 a.m. Friday.
Joshi is currently in 14 days of judicial custody.
The request for the hearing of the bail application came up at 3.30 p.m. Thursday An earlier application for bail was [...]
Rita Bahuguna Joshi in jail for 14 days
July 16th, 2009 |
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LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi was Thursday sent to Moradabad jail on 14 days’ judicial custody on a charge of
insulting Chief Minister Mayawati, after members of the state’s ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) set fire to Joshi’s home here late Wednesday night.
Around the time her house was under attack, Joshi was arrested [...]
Rita Joshi: Indian Female Politician Arrested For Suggesting Rival Should Be Raped
NEW DELHI — A leading politician of India’s ruling Congress party was arrested Thursday and her house set on fire by activists after she suggested that a rival leader be raped so she can better understand the plight of rape victims.
Rit…