New Delhi, June 27: Congress and BJP on Saturday
criticised Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's remark
that he would bulldoze all memorials constructed by Mayawati
government in Uttar Pradesh but both the parties maintained
that huge public money was wasted for the project.
"As far as Mulayam Singh Yadav's statement that we will
run a bulldozer (on the constructions), we are not in favour
of this culture. Whatever construction has been made, Congress
Party does not believe in such bulldozer culture if the
constructions have been done by any elected government," AICC
General Secretary in-charge for Uttar Pradesh Digvijay Singh
told reporters here.
"Congress is very clear that it has nothing to do with
the on going spat between SP and BSP in UP on the issue. The
basic issue is: should people's money be wasted in this manner
as has been done in UP?," he said.
Referring to Yadav's remarks, BJP spokesman Rajiv Pratap
Rudy said this was not the way to function in a democracy.
Rudy said Mayawati by unveiling her own statue made a
"making a mockery" of her ideology and herself.
"The installation and unveiling of her own statues by
the UP chief minister is a serious issue. The solution is not
just criticism of such acts but her answerability to the
people. Crores of money from public exchequer has been spent,"
BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy told reporters here.
Bureau Report
First Published: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 19:11