Mayawati inaugurates Rs 685 crore park
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati inaugurates the Rashtriya Dalit Prerna Sthal - and several other projects in Noida memorial park today. The park has bronze statues of B R Ambedkar, Kanshi Ram and Mayawati herself.
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Mayawati inaugurates Rs 685 crore parkAt Rs. 685 crore, it is an expensive dream. But Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has pulled out all stops to ensure that it becomes a grand reality and she flew in a helicopter to inaugurate the Rashtriya Dalit Smarak in Noida at a stone's throw from Delhi, the seat of power. -
Mayawati inaugurates Rs 685 crore parkAs Mayawati walked through the grand memorial looking it over in pride, her detracters lashed out. Congress spokeswoman Renuka Chaudhury said, "Her priorities are misplaced...With Mayawati it always about me, myself and I." -
Mayawati inaugurates Rs 685 crore parkAngry residents moved the Supreme Court. An initial enquiry ordered by the Environment Ministry found several environmental violations. And the fact that the memorial was coming up close to the Okhla Bird Sanctuary further complicated matters. -
Mayawati inaugurates Rs 685 crore parkOpposition parties allege she is spending crores of rupees of public money for installing statues of her family members. "After statues of Dalit icons... Mayawati is out to install statues of her parents," Congress spokesman Subodh Srivastava said.
