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Mayawati government projects may run into hurdle with Samajwadi Party
By Akash Vashishtha
Last updated at 7:34 PM on 7th March 2012
The two development zones in Uttar Pradesh west - Gautam Budh Nagar
and Ghaziabad - may undergo a complete revamp, if the Samajwadi Party
(SP) insiders are to be believed.
Though the new government is yet to be sworn in, key party
functionaries said the two revenue earning districts, close to the
national Capital, might witness a complete transformation.
The party's office-bearers have already got down to the job of
reviewing the status of several projects undertaken by the Mayawati
government.
SP office-bearers are reviewing the status of several projects in
Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar and Noida undertaken by the Mayawati
government
SP office-bearers are reviewing the status of several projects in
Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar and Noida undertaken by the Mayawati
government
Sources said the party high command was kept informed of the state of
affairs in Gautam Budh Nagar and Ghaziabad over the last five years.
One of the sources said two giant developers with numerous projects in
Gautam Budh Nagar and 'who almost acted as personal firms of Mayawati
and her family' would be the ones to be reined in first by the new
government.
'Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway areas became the hub of
corruption during Mayawati's rule. They (the companies) looted the
farmers. They sold off Noida land to builders, leaving very little for
the farmers,' Veer Singh Yadav, president of the SP in Noida and close
to chief ministerial candidate Mulayam Singh Yadav, alleged.
'The interests of farmers will be of prime consideration now,' he added.
The new government might also spell trouble for liquor baron and
property developer Ponty Chadha in Noida. The group's business centre
in Sector- 32 might also face a review.
'We are looking at ways to see if that land can be returned to the
farmers. Two sectors were combined and sold off to Wave City and the
bids manipulated to help Chadha win. We kept protesting against it and
Akhilji and Mulayamji are aware of it,' Veer said.
Liquor baron Gurdeep Ponty Chadha
Mayawati
Several projects undertaken by Mayawati's (right) government will be
reviewed. Property developer Ponty Chadha may also run into trouble
with the new government
'We intend to write to the party high command and demand the
cancellation of the allotments. Fresh tenders should be invited and
the allotments made in a fair and transparent manner so that the
revenue goes directly to the government exchequer and not into some
politician's account,' he added.
He also said that a letter would be sent to the new chief minister
demanding a 'thorough and proper investigation' into all the scams
that occurred in the district and seeking a probe against a number of
Noida and Greater Noida authority officials.
'All culprits should be punished. We have the names of many such
officials in the Noida authority and we will write to the CM and get
them probed. There were several officials who also acted as BSP agents
during the elections and distributed cash to garner votes for
Mayawati. We have those names as well,' an SP loyalist said.
Projects in the scam-hit Noida Extension would also be re-examined.
'This area was riddled with corruption during Mayawati's rule. In SP's
tenure, no land will be forcefully acquired. If there happens to be an
urgency, land will be taken at six times the market rate, as per our
manifesto,' Fakir Chand Nagar, the district party president, said.
The Yamuna Expressway area is also on the SP radar. The party has
already assured farmers that land would not be snatched away from them
as was done by the last government.
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