Rahul Gandhi in Sant Kabir Nagar questions Mulayam’s stance on reservation

Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi while addressing a poll rally in Sant Kabir Nagar (Mehdawal) in Uttar Pradesh came heavily on SP and BSP and said that the state was ruined by the divisive policies of these parties. Rahul Gandhi argued that 22 years non-Congress rule dragged the country from top to the rock-bottom.

Referring the promise of reservation for minority, the Congress General Secretary said “Mulayam Singh Ji was silent when we first talked about reservation. But when Manmohan Singh Ji decided to grant reservation for the minorities, he immediately commented that the percentage was inadequate. He also said that he would have granted reservation of 28%. He was the Chief Minister in U.P thrice. Why did he not take any steps for reservation then? Without doing anything when he was in power, he now promises 28% reservation. Mayawati Ji says that she has written to Manmohan Singh Ji. Why she has to write letters? She was the Chief Minister and she could have taken a decision in this regard.”

“They make big promises, but do nothing. We do act but do not give hollow promises” argued Rahul Gandhi.

Corruption cannot be checked by pointing finger at others: Congress (I)

Congress (I) has lashed out at Mayawati government for ever increasing and all time high corruption in the state of Uttar Pradesh. People have been baffled why corruption is not coming down while Mayawati has been claiming that her government is taking serious action against corruption cases. Congress (I) has pointed out that Mayawati has only been talking about corruption but has not done anything to actually control it much less root it out. If court pronounces judgment against her minister or UP Lokayukta indicts a BSP legislator, then Mayawati has no option but to remove or drop that tainted person. But that is not enough by any standard. Nothing has been done further to ensure that such corrupt cases do not happen again. Thus corruption cannot be checked simply by pointing finger at others. What is required is sincere efforts to control corruption cases which Mayawati has never undertaken, said Congress (I).

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Congress accuses Mayawati of embezzling funds

With glaring figures of corruption in implementing welfare schemes run by the centre, the state of Uttar Pradesh has been plagued by its ruling Mayawati government. The Indian National Congress has accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of embezzling rural employment and welfare scheme funds.

Party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said Mayawati and her administration are holding press conferences as a symbol of guilt regarding grave charges of embezzlement of funds in relation to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).

"The Uttar Pradesh administration is also protesting too much, indeed protesting as a symbol of guilt, regarding the very grave charges of embezzlement and siphoning in relation to MGNREGA. It is no point holding press conferences to tell you that the union Minister's letter reached the press first and the chief minister later," said Singhvi.

The state government has got to answer a lot of questions. Only time will tell how well and in what way those are answered. The pitiable state of social welfare schemes is a dismay of fragile political will.

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