UPPSC: CBI registers preliminary enquiry to probe nepotism allegations during Mayawati rule
India | February 21, 2019 18:44 ISTThe agency had taken up this enquiry on a complaint by the Uttar Pradesh government which was referred to it in January.
The agency had taken up this enquiry on a complaint by the Uttar Pradesh government which was referred to it in January.
BSP president Mayawati on Monday cited a newspaper report to take a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale deal, saying honesty, national interest and national security can be compromised and ignored for the sake of the "chowkidar".
A day after the Supreme Court said BSP chief Mayawati may have to reimburse the public money spent on erecting her statues, she asked BJP leaders and the media not to "distort" the observation of the court.
Lashing out at media, the BSP supremo said that she was confident that the justice will prevail in SC after her side presents the case.
Public money cannot be utilised for creating own statues and for propagating the political party, said a petition filed by an advocate.
Hitting out at the Congress, Mayawati said, "There is significant relief among the people after the BJP could not form government in Madhya Pradesh.
Describing the plea as a step aimed at influencing the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said it is BJP's latest poll gimmick.
Urging the Election Commission to take strong note of the issue, Mayawati said the latest "revelations" are most sensational and expose the "conspiracy" of the BJP.
It is pertinent to mention here that recently SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and BSP supremo Mayawati have entered into an alliance in which they have agreed on 38 seats each.
Singh, a legislator from the Mughalsarai constituency during a public gathering lashed out at Mayawati calling her 'worse than an eunuch'.
According to media reports, Singh made objectionable remarks on Mayawati over an infamous episode when the BSP chief was reportedly assaulted by Samajwadi Party workers at a guest house in Lucknow in 1995 that triggered decades of animosity between the two parties.
Reacting on the statement, BSP leader Mishra asserted that the SP-BSP alliance has rattled the morale of the BJP leaders and that they have lost their mental balance in fear of losing the coming elections.
She said the rise in the BSP's popularity after its alliance with the Samajwadi Party has created unrest among some parties and leaders.
Party workers loot cake during BSP Supremo Mayawati's 63rd birthday (watch video)
BSP leader makes a controversial statement during a public meeting in UP
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav later visited the BSP chief and presented her with a bouquet and a shawl on her birthday.
Akhilesh Yadav greets BSP chief Mayawati at her residence on the occasion of her birthday
Uttar Pradesh has 80 Lok Sabha seats.
To take stock of ground realities and the party's preparation for the coming elections, the BSP chief, ever since her visit to Lucknow last week, has been busy holding meetings with party workers and leaders.
Both the parties also kept two seats for the smaller players in the state.
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