UP has become ‘crime pradesh': Mayawati to Akhilesh

Opposing the land bill, Mayawati said it was not in the interest of the farmers and should be immediately withdrawn.

BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday dared the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh to go in for mid-term polls if it was so confident of its performance during its years in the office.

Tearing into the claims of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav that the SP has fulfilled all its poll promises, she told a press conference that the state has become “crime pradesh” and farmers were getting a raw deal.

At the same time, she attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying the NDA government has failed to rein in Hindu outfits and improve economy. She also accused the Centre of practising crony capitalism rather than working in the interest of the poor. “The Union Budget is pro-capitalist.”

Opposing the land bill, Mayawati said it was not in the interest of the farmers and should be immediately withdrawn.

“The Centre should withdraw the bill amending land acquisition. It should implement the Act passed in 2013,” she demanded.

“The Narendra Modi government, in its 10 months regime did not make any serious initiative to fulfil poll promises but is instead practising crony capitalism,” Mayawati said.

“They are only working in the interest of capitalists. Development of capitalists is development of the country, that is what they (Centre) feel. They are four times ahead in helping capitalists as compared to Congress,” she alleged.

Welcoming Bharat Ratna to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Mohan Malviya, Mayawati said the same should be given to BSP founder Kanshiram for his contributions to social change.

“Like previous UPA government, NDA is also ignoring this,” she said.

Mayawati claimed that the rising activities of Hindu organisations has made minorities especially muslims and christians ‘upset and feel insecure’.

“The Hindu organisations are involved in activities due to which muslims and Christians are feeling upset and insecure,” she said.

Even US president Barack Obama and Supreme Court have advised the Centre in this regard but it was not taken seriously, she said, adding that the slogan ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’ has failed miserably.

Mayawati attacked BJP leaders for making objectionable comments saying, “such comments could leader to serious law and order problem in the country anytime.”

She also slammed the Centre for not taking any initiative on issues like division of Uttar Pradesh, constitution of separate High Court bench in West UP.

Challenging the Akhilesh Yadav-led SP government to dissolve the Assembly, Mayawati said, “SP government in the state had completed three years last month. The head of government is claiming that his government has fulfilled all promises it has made in party manifesto. If it is so, they should dissolve Assembly and go for polls”.

The BSP supremo alleged that the state government has failed especially in controlling crime and law and order.

“SP goons, mafia and anti-social elements are ruling the roost and the head of the government is helpless in controlling them,” she alleged.

Commenting on Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s statement that should he wear police uniform to control crime, Mayawati said this shows the state of affairs in UP.

“Theft, dacoity, abduction are on the rise. Now people outside the state are calling UP as Crime Pradesh,” she said.

On the development agenda of the Akhilesh government, Mayawati claimed, the schemes which were inaugurated by him were conceptualised in previous BSP regime.

“There is no development on the ground but it is hyped in media only. Most of the work inaugurated in this regime were kick-started and conceptualised in BSP regime including that of metro in Lucknow and mono rail project,” Mayawati claimed.

She alleged that the focus of the state government remained at the native village of SP head in Saifai (Etawah) only and all sections were fed up with the present government.

“Economic help to farmers who incurred losses is a distant dream. Dalits especially government employees are a harassed lot. Most backward, minorities and poor are also not upset with this government,” she said while terming the state government as a big failure.

Source:: Indian Express