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Mayawati dubs Congress, SP and BJP losers

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Chief Minister inaugurates seven schemes, lays foundation for 29 more
She assumed charge as Chief Minister for the fourth time on May 13 last year

— Photo: Subir Roy

Welfare move: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati handing over papers and keys of a property to a beneficiary at a function to celebrate the completion of one year of the BSP government, in Lucknow on Tuesday. Cabinet Minister Satish Chandra Mishra is seen.

LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati marked the completion of one year in office on Tuesday by inaugurating seven schemes and laying the foundation for 29 others. Safe motherhood for women living below the poverty line and English education from class I in primary schools were among a dozen decisions she announced. She also handed over the allotment letter and keys to seven beneficiaries of the Kanshi Ram housing scheme for the urban poor.

Launching a frontal attack on the Congress, the Samajwadi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party, she said they were destined to be losers in State politics.

Ms. Mayawati assumed charge as the Chief Minister for the fourth time on May 13, 2007.

Congress charge sheet

Addressing an official function at the City Montessori School auditorium here, Ms. Mayawati slammed the Congress for distributing booklets containing false information. The Chief Minister was reacting to the charge sheet presented against her by the Congress on Monday. She also attacked the Samajwadi Party for falsely alleging that her government was targeting its workers.

Ms. Mayawati said the BJP was trying to gain political mileage from her decision to impose Value Added Tax in the State. No gain would accrue to the Opposition parties, she said.

She accused the United Progressive Alliance government of ignoring the Bahujan Samaj Party government’s demand for a special relief package of Rs. 80,000 crore for Bundelkhand and Purvanchal regions of the State. She had written to the Prime Minister on July 17 last year and met him on July 20. But no decision had been taken on the package, she said, charging the Centre with discrimination.

International airport

Ms. Mayawati said that the international airport proposed in Gautam Buddha Nagar district was delayed because of the Centre’s attitude towards U.P. She also held the Union government responsible for the price rise.

The Chief Minister said development and redressal of public grievances were the top priorities of the government. She claimed that the law and order situation had improved. The government was making sure that the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was being strictly implemented while ensuring that it was not being misused.

She noted that despite inheriting empty coffers and non-cooperation of the Centre notwithstanding, the State government had taken several measures for the welfare of the people.

Among the new schemes inaugurated by the Chief Minister were a 375-metre-long eight-lane Mahamaya flyover over the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and Okhla Barrage, built at a cost of Rs. 67 crore, a new power sub station of 1012 KV capacity and 26 new roads. She also laid the foundation for a Rs. 5,300 crore 1000 MW Anpara D thermal power station and a 1584 KV sub-station.

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