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Mayawati issues full-page Buddha Purnima ads in 150 dailies
2011-05-17 17:10:00
Lucknow, May 17 (IANS) On the occasion of Buddha Purnima Tuesday, the
Uttar Pradesh government has splashed in media Chief Minister
Mayawati's achievements in developing Buddhist pilgrimage sites and
propagating the message of Lord Buddha.
The Uttar Pradesh government has released a full-page advertisement,
bearing the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party's characteristic blue hue, in
150 newspapers across the length and breadth of the country, detailing
whatever Mayawati has done during her tenure to spread the message of
Buddha.
'Uttar Pradesh: the cradle of Buddhism, A glimpse of initiatives taken
by Hon'ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Ms. Mayawati Ji, during the
span of her regime so far to propagate the humanistic message of
Tathagat Gautam Buddha and develop and beautify the 'Buddhist circuit
and other important Buddhist historical places in the state', goes the
headline with the advertisement, which is ostensibly meant to greet
people on the occasion.
The message makes it a point to convey how Buddha had spent a major
part of his life in Uttar Pradesh and the list of schemes, programmes
named after him by the present chief minister. Yet another column
lists out the new districts and tourist spots created by Mayawati to
commemorate Lord Buddha.
Buddha Purnima is one of the eight occasions when the Mayawati
government released such advertisements in some 150 dailies across the
country.
Besides this, almost similar advertisements about her government's
achievements are also issued on the same scale on Mayawati's own
birthday on Jan 15, BSP founder and her mentor Kanshi Ram's birth
anniversary on March 15, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar's birth
anniversary on April 14, Kanshi Ram's death anniversary on Oct 9,
Ambedkar's death anniversary on Dec 6, and on May 13 to mark the
installation of Mayawati government on its own strength in 2007.
This eight-day blitzkrieg has cost the state exchequer about Rs.64
crore over the past four years. Nearly the same amount had also been
spent on publicity through giant-sized hoardings, with long details of
her achievements.
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