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Mayawati, in poll mode, announces three new districts
Press Trust of India, Updated: September 28, 2011 21:01 IST
Lucknow: Ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Chief Minister
Mayawati today announced formation of three new districts in the state
drawing sharp reaction from the Opposition which dubbed the move as
politically-motivated.
Addressing public meetings at Sambhal and Hapur, the Chief Minister
announced the formation of Prabuddha Nagar, Panchsheel Nagar and Bhim
Nagar as new districts.
With these the total number of districts in the state would rise to
75, officials said here.
The step was in line with Dalit icon Bhim Rao Ambedkar's thinking that
small units help in better administration, the Chief Minister said in
Sambhal.
"BSP has always been in favour of smaller states, and new districts
and divisions have been set up in all my previous regimes," she said.
Mayawati said she favoured trifurcation of the state and had written a
letter to the Union government in this regard.
However, the Centre "never cared to reply", she added.
Reacting to Mayawati's announcement, BJP state president Surya Pratap
Shahi said she did nothing during her rule except building parks and
statues.
"Now she wants to gain political mileage ahead of polls by announcing
formation of three new districts," he said.
The Samajawadi Party said the move amounted to playing fraud with the
people on the eve of Assembly elections. "It is a fraud with the
people of the state," party's state unit chief Akhilesh Yadav said.
Congress spokesman Subodh Srivastava said, "Mere creation of new
districts and posting of officials do not ensure development".
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