Dalit slum, EWS colony, hospital on visit list
Pragya Kaushika Posted online: Mon Feb 21 2011, 01:45 hrs
Ghaziabad : A government school, police station, tehsil, district
hospital, Kanshi Ram Awas Yojna and a Dalit slum — these were part of
the itinerary for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's visit to
Ghaziabad on Sunday.
She spent approximately two hours in the district, advising police
officers, scolding the district hospital staff and inquiring about
problems faced by Dalits.
Upon her arrival at Raghunathpur in Ghaziabad, she spent 25 minutes
visiting a government school, where she pulled up the SDM for not
taking good care of the area.
Afterwards, she visited a Dalit basti. "She talked to the officials at
length about the condition of the basti," a senior officer said.
Next, Mayawati went to the Ramlila grounds in Ghaziabad, where she
received a salute by the district's police officers. Along with senior
officials of the district she then went to the Sadar Tehsil and
inspected the complaints lodged in the last year. "I want you to work
on the lodged complaints and clear the backlog as soon as possible,"
she instructed the Tehsil official.
On her way to the district hospital, she made a brief stop at the
Kotwali police station. "I want to see your registers. Why are there
so many vehicle thefts taking place in the district? You have worked
satisfactorily on complaints regarding SC/STs, but what about the
complaints lodged by the general public? Launch a drive to arrest
known and dreaded criminals," she told the police officers.
Her disappointment was evident when she reached the MMG district
hospital, where she reportedly asked the media to stay out. "She asked
us how many emergencies we had handled since morning," said a doctor
at the hospital.
She then paid a visit to Pratap Vihar, where the Kansi Ram Awas Yojna
— a housing scheme for economically weaker sections — has been
implemented, and asked residents if they faced any problems.
The cavalcade then went to Mata Colony, the Dalit basti, where she
reportedly admonished City Commissioner Basant Lal for not providing
basic amenities in the colony.
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