Mayawati’s Statues, Supreme court verdict ready

Mayawati’s Statues, Supreme court verdict ready

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will pass an order on Thursday on the row relating to construction of various memorials and statues of Dalit icons by Mayawati government in Lucknow. It would also pass an order on contempt proceedings against the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary in connection with the row. As Reported by India Today

A bench of Justices H S Bedi and A K Patnaik also asked the UP government to file an affidavit on maintenance works it proposed to undertake at the site though no further construction activities would be permitted at the site until the state High Court decides on the issue.

The apex court said it would ask the Allahabad High Court to consider on a bunch of petitions filed by NGO Gomti Nagar Kalyan Sanstha and other individuals challenging Mayawati government's decision on the making of the memorials.

The two-judge bench decided to pass the orders after hearing at length for the past one week the arguments put forward by the rival sides.

While the UP government had insisted that it had every right to construct the memorials, the petitioners opposed the same on the ground that public money can't be squandered to pander towards the political interests of ruling BSP.