New Delhi: BSP supremo Mayawati Tuesday defended in the Supreme Court the construction of life-size statues of herself in Uttar Pradesh, saying they represent the “will of the people”.
The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, in an affidavit filed in the apex court, said the memorials and statues of herself and other leaders are “intended to promote values and ideals of various sants, gurus, social reformers and leaders among the public and not intended to promote the symbol of BSP or to glorify” her.
Mayawati said in her affidavit that her statues came into being “as the will of the state legislature to represent the will of the people”.
She said funds for construction of the memorial and installation of statues were sanctioned through budgetary allocations after approval of the budget by the state legislature.
Mayawati also sought the dismissal of a plea, which alleged that pubic funds were misused in the construction of memorials and statues, saying it is politically motivated and a gross abuse of process of court of law.
Also read: Mayawati chides Congress for creating confusion, says SP-BSP-RLD can defeat BJP on its own
Just a stray thought. If the BJP needs a hundred MPs on 23rd May and the BSP has 25, they could offer her the CM’s job in UP. Swearing in, not at 2 am but a more decorous 11 am on 24th morning. That would have the added advantage of getting rid of Yogiji whom everyone has tired of.