Covering Mayawati Statues

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  UP Elections 2017: Elephant Statues Won't Be Covered In This Assembly Polls

  Unlike the last Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, statues of elephants, the BSP's poll symbol doting various parks and memorials in Lucknow and in Noida, will not be under wraps this time.

• Battleground UP: It's Behenji vs Maya Memsaab

  The canny BSP chief tried to turn the veiling of statues into a political advantage saying the pride of Dalits was being attacked. Has she overplayed her hand this time?

• Uttar Pradesh polls: Covers come off Mayawati's statues in Lucknow, Noida

  A day after the seven-phase polls ended in Uttar Pradesh, the covers have gone off the statues of chief minister Mayawati and her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) symbol, the elephant, which were under the wraps for almost two months on the direction of the Election Commission (EC) for the assembly polls.

• Election Commission asks UP govt to uncover statues

  The Election Commission (EC) today asked the Uttar Pradesh government to uncover statues of Chief Minister Mayawati and the elephant, the BSP's poll symbol, in the state.

• Covers come off elephant statues

  In the high-pitched claims and counter-claims battle that UP elections 2012 is, Chief Minister Mayawati could well say next that even the Gods are with her. For what the Election Commission (EC) doth do, a strong breeze can undo.

• Quraishi slams Mayawati, says size no excuse to not cover statues

  Talking tough, Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi today said that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati should think before criticising the EC order to cover her statues and BSP's poll symbols in government parks.

• BJP for installing statues of great figures in Maya's parks

  Attacking Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, BJP today said that if voted to power, it will install statues of saints like Kabir, Ravidas and other great personalities.

• Statue-gate: Mayawati's party attacks Election Commission

  A day after the Uttar Pradesh government complied with the deadline to cover all statues of Chief Minister Mayatati and her party's election symbol, the elephant, the Bahujan Samaj Party has hit out at the Election Commission saying the decision hurts the sentiments of the downtrodden.

• Uttar Pradesh government drapes all statues of Mayawati, BSP poll symbol

  Authorities today completed draping statues of Uttar Pradesh Chief Mayawati and the BSP poll symbol, elephant, at various parks and memorials in Lucknow and Noida, even as the Allahabad High Court dismissed a PIL challenging the Election Commission (EC) order.

• Statue cover-up: Race against time for Uttar Pradesh officials

  It's a race against time for the authorities in Uttar Pradesh today with the Election Commission's deadline for covering all statues of Mayawati and elephant, her party BSP's symbol, ending today at 5 pm. The commission had ordered all such statues to be covered up till the assembly polls in the state are over to ensure a level playing field for al...

• With just one day to go, covering up statues of Mayawati, elephant begins

  They have been given time till 5 pm on Wednesday by the Election Commission and UP's jumbo cover-up operation has only just begun. Authorities in Lucknow and Noida have started draping giant statues of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati and the elephant, the symbol of her Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) in pink - plastic for the elephants, cloth f...

• UP's monumental cover up: Officials work out logistics of covering Mayawati's statues

  Local administration officials in Noida and Lucknow began 'Operation Cover-Up' today. Most of the day was spent on working out the finer details like which agency will have the honour of covering up the hundreds of elephant and 11 giant Mayawati statues across the state, and what colour plastic should be used. And while meetings through the day fai...

• Govt property can't be used for political gain: Quraishi on covering Mayawati's statues

  As officials are busy covering up statues of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and of elephants, the ruling BSP's symbol, in Noida and Lucknow to comply with the Election Commission (EC) order, the Poll panel chief, SY Quraishi, today justified his move. In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Mr Quraishi has said that the statues are being covered ...

• Election Commission's 'operation cover-up' of Mayawati's statues keeps officials busy

  With only two days to go before the January 11 deadline, officials were Monday busy covering up statues of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and of elephants, the ruling BSP's symbol, in Noida and Lucknow to comply with the Election Commission order.

• Mayawati's statues to be draped today on Election Commission's order

  An exercise to cover up many massive statues of Mayawati, and of the elephants that are her political symbol, at Ambedkar parks in Lucknow and in Noida, near Delhi, will begin today.