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Mayawati warns against razing statues
Saturday April 14, 2012 07:36:55 PM,
IANS
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Lucknow: Former
Uttar Pradesh chief minister and national president of the Bahujan
Samaj Party (BSP) Mayawati Saturday warned the state government
not to touch the statues of Dalit icons built by her.
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said his government would not touch
the statues but utilise the surrounding open space of about 3,000
acres in Noida and Lucknow.
He said the government planned to build schools and hospitals in
the space, a promise made by his Samajwadi Party (SP) in its
election manifesto.
Warning of serious retaliation in the event of damage to the
statues, Mayawati said the government would be responsible for any
untoward incident.
Addressing media on the sidelines of a function here to mark the
birth anniversary of Dalit icon Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the BSP supremo
said the Dalits would not tolerate any harm to the statues of
their leaders.
She said the state government should learn from her government
which neither pulled down any statues or modified parks or other
places which were dear to the leaders of the SP.
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