Mayawati's Mayanagri Or Andhernagri?

This is the state of affairs in UP, which has close to 60 million people below the poverty line, run by Mayawati, the Dalit Chief Minister whose rags to riches story is known to all. After she became a crorepati from the donations she received from her admirers as per her claims, she embarked on the mammoth project of converting Lucknow into a Mayanagri to carve out a place for her in the nation’s history.
The statistics of Ambedkar memorial speaks for itself, 5.5 lakh metric tons of pink and red sandstone from Rajasthan and Mirzapur, gigantic stupas, 46 statues of Mayawati, mentor Kanshiram and many other dalit leaders, 60 huge elephants made of chunar stone. The park covers 413 acres at an estimated cost of Rs 3,000 crore of public money.

After her means of making money through extortion was exposed with the murder of the PWD engineer MK Gupta because he refused to contribute Rs.50 lakh for the chief minister's birthday bash, this is what she had to say; "We make no bones about observing my birthday as "arthik sahayog diwas" a day for seeking donations from our party supporters who shell out their savings with which we sustain our party,"

The incident in the following article clearly illustrates the vicious cycle the people of UP got themselves into! We have an elected Dalit establishment that openly indulging in extortion, which in turn encourages and leads to theft and corruption and then that very same establishment slaps a penalty and punishes the helpless poor who was practically guided in taking such measures.
Abject poverty (where parents sell their kids into bondage) and immorality (where there are businessmen who are willing to buy these kids) are exactly the conditions and atmosphere that helps breed naxalism and terrorism. It’s these unfortunate child laborers like Salim, Mohsin and Shoaib who grow up into frustrated youths and become ideal recruits for naxalites and radical mullahs to perpetrate terrorism in the name of social injustice and religion.
“Corruption is at its peak because contractors, bureaucrats and BSP leaders are working overtime to outdo each other in presenting Mayawati money, diamonds and jewellery,” remarked a politician.
It is time for the masses of UP to get out of this vicious cycle of caste politics and stop electing the Mayawati’s and the Mulayam’s to power.

Family pawns children for a loan
"Lucknow: Poverty has driven a family in an Uttar Pradesh village to give away their three children in bondage against a loan of R 42,000. The children have to now toil for 12 hours a day to make up for the loan taken by the family, a distraught relative said. The kids - Salim (15), Mohsin (13) and Shoaib (12) - now toil every day at their employer's workshop so that the huge loan of R 42,000 gets repaid."
The article can be read at: http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/family-pawns-children-for-a-loan-1658432.html

Engineer's murder result of 'underhand money': Maya
"She admitted her birthday on Jan 15 was traditionally observed as "arthik sahayog diwas" (financial cooperation day). "We make no bones about observing my birthday as a day for seeking donations from our party supporters who shell out their savings with which we sustain our party," she said. "Unlike other parties, including the Congress, Samajwadi Party and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), our party is not supported by big industrial and business houses. Therefore, we have to depend on small contributions made by our supporters," she said.
Mayawati, however, added: "This time I have issued directions for such funds to come only from party functionaries and not MPs and MLAs of the party." Mayawati declared that her next birthday would be celebrated as 'dhikkar diwas' (condemnation day) without the usual bash. "
The article can be read at: http://www.hindustantimes.com/Engineer-s-murder-result-of-underhand-money-Maya/Article1-360679.aspx