Meerut: Attacking the Mayawati-led government
in Uttar Pradesh, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Tuesday
alleged that central funds were not being properly utilised
and, instead, spent on "parks and birthdays".
"The Rs 55,000 crore grant that the BSP government
received from the Central government is being spent on parks
and birthdays instead of the state`s development," he said,
addressing a public meeting at Nagar panchayat ground here as
part of the `Sandesh Yatra`.
The `Yatra` was launched by Rahul Gandhi on April 14 on
the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti and is seen as start of the
party`s campaigning ahead of the assembly polls next year.
Singh exuded confidence that the Congress will come to
power following the crucial polls. "We will start preparations
for this from now onwards."
PTI
