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Maya-Sonia in hot pursuit of Uttar Pradesh
India Blooms News Service
Lucknow, Feb 1 (IBNS): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and
Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi kick-started the campaign in the
politically crucial heartland state of northern India on Wednesday
with both the leaders exchanging barbs.
Mayawati slammed Congress while addressing a rally in Sitapur area as
she said: "The Congress is only giving false hope to the minority
community."
She said that the Congress is playing the 'divide and rule policy in
the state by playing the OBC sub-quota card.
"It is a conspiracy by the Congress to play divide and rule with OBC
sub-quota," she alleged.
She said that the wrong economic policies of Congress was responsible
for the dismal state of Uttar Pradesh.
Mayawati is scheduled to address 30 rallies in the upcoming days. She
is scheduled to address another rally in Barabanki area later in the
day.
On the other hand, Sonia Gandhi started her poll-bound rallies in
Uttar Pradesh by addressing at Gonda on Wednesday.
She said that if the Congress comes to power in the north Indian state
then the government will bring all round 'development' in Uttar
Pradesh.
Earlier on Tuesday, Congress released a manifesto for the upcoming
Assembly election in the politically charged UP making a promise to
create 20 lakh jobs in the state in next five years if voted to power
after decades.
The manifesto promised to give 50 percent reservation for women in
panchayat elections.
The manifesto also stated that every SC/ST family members would be
given Rs 10,000 at time of their daughters' wedding. The manifesto
also promised that all SC/ST families below poverty line would get
free electricity connections.
The Congress promised that an equitable solution will be provided to
the controversial Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.
The Congress also promised that it will ensure that the Central Bureau
of Investigation (CBI) will probe into the MNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi
National Rural Employment Guarantee) scam.
UP is going to witness a highly charged assembly poll with Congress
going all out to regain its lost ground in the heartland state as
party leader Rahul Gandhi devoting full time for the elections by
challenging Mayawati while other important players are Mulayam Singh
Yadav's Samajwadi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
UP is going to polls on Feb 8, Feb 11, Feb 15, Feb 19, Feb 23, Feb 28
and March 3.
Counting of votes is on March 6 along with all four other states that
are going to elections.
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