Mayawati steals from the poor to feed the rich: Rahul
FP Staff Nov 23, 2011
On the second day of his five-day tour of Uttar Pradesh, Congress
general secretary, Rahul Gandhi launched a full frontal attack on
Mayawati and Mulayam Singh Yadav, clearly focussing on the disconnect
between them and the people of the state. Addressing a gathering at
Bahraich, in the state, he said, "Mayawati & Mulayam were mass leaders
who were once grounded in reality and injustice against the poor
angered them. Now they live in ACs, disconnected from reality."
On corruption
Rahul spoke at length about the schemes initiated by the Congress-led
UPA government at the Centre and how it has benefited the poor across
the country. "MNREGA is the biggest employment programme in the world;
lakhs benefited across the country. It's is a right, but Mayawati has
been consistently campaigning against it, while embezzling the money
sent by the Centre."
Rahul accused the Mayawati government of stealing from the poor. PTI
He reiterated that money sent for the poor was being consistently
being siphoned off by the government. "Money sent by the Centre, for
health schemes and prenatal women never reached the targeted
beneficiaries," he said, "The UP government takes money from builders
and gives them your land".
Land grab
Alleging state sponsored brutalities in Bhatta Parsaul, he accused
both the BSP and the SP of thwarting development for personal
benefits. Rahul accused successive governments in the state of
forcibly taking away land from the poor. "Uttar Pradesh governement
takes land away from the poor and hands it to the rich, and calls it
development," he said.
Stressing on the Congress's commitment to the aam aadmi he said,
"While people were killed and beaten up at Bhatta Parsaul, no
political party except the Congress came forward to sympathise with
the affected and offer comfort."
On development
Speaking on development Rahul stressed that the state lacked basic
infrastructure in terms of roads, health care and electricity. He said
that the state will attract industry only if the basics were in place.
"The rest of India is progressing while Uttar Pradesh is sliding
backward. This makes me angry," he told the crowd.
Claiming that he visited a hospital where there no patients but a
painting job was on due to her visit, he said the painters told him
that they were doing it as the Chief Minister was visiting the
hospital.
"There were no patients, no nurses, no doctors. But painting was on
because the administration wanted to show her the hospital in good
condition when she passes through the area. She does not know what is
happening. She does not come to your house. She does not eat with
you," he said.
He will next visit Shravasti, Siddharth Nagar and Kushinagar and meet
party workers as well.
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