15 01 2012 LESSON 495 Fruitful words-Sarvajan Samaj i.e.,The Entire People of This Nation and supporters all over the World Wishes to give an advance gift by making Kanoon ki Devi Ms Maha Mayawati JI once again the Next Chief Minister for the 5th time and the Next Prime Minister of PraBuddha Bharath on her Happy Birthday occasion on 15-01-2012.
Baba Apka Mission adhura!Bahen MAYAWATIJI Kanenge Pura! Iron Lady Bahujan Masiha Desh ki Bhavi Pradhanmanthri Bahen MAYAWATIJI Inke Janmdin ki Hardik Shubhkamna! Jai Bhim! Jai Kanshiram!
The Buddha's Advice to LaypeopleLike a beautiful flower,
Brightly colored but lacking scent,
So are well-spoken words
Fruitless when not carried out. Like a beautiful flower,
Brightly colored and with scent,
So are well-spoken words
Fruitful when carried out.
Dhammapada v 51-52, translated by Gil Fronsdal There are several meanings in these verses: sincere vs. insincere words; pleasing but empty words; promises kept and ignored. This being a political season both in India,America and Australia, there are a lot of words unconnected to deeds flying around. This disconnect may be why so many of us think of politics as a stinky business. When a politician says something true (for example, "that's not in my power to promise"), it's like a breath of fresh air. For us, only our own words can be made fruitful. There are two parts to the equation: being careful in what we say and doing everything we can to follow through on our words. The most important element here is simply truthfulness. If we hold back from saying "I have compassion for you" when we don't, a world of hurt can be avoided. If we say and mean "I have compassion for you", then it's perfectly natural to perform the actions that fulfill the words. If we say "I'll be there" and mean "I'll try to be there, if nothing else comes up", then our words are not only empty but misleading. The most important thing we can do is think before we speak, and take our own words and their effects seriously. If we don't, surely no one else will. To me, care with speech is based on a real understanding that what we do (to ourselves and others) matters at the most fundamental level. When we are careless with the truth, a hurt comes into the world that cannot be undone. This is why our words - beautiful and colorful - are only sweet-smelling and fruitful if they reflect our true and wholesome intentions. Sarvajan Samaj i.e.,The Entire People of This Nation and supporters all over the World Wishes to give an advance gift by making Kanoon ki Devi Ms Maha Mayawati JI once again the Next Chief Minister for the 5th time and the Next Prime Minister of PraBuddha Bharath on her Happy Birthday occasion on 15-01-2012.
Elephant of BSP! People are just fed up with Congress, other regional parties and BJP! Capture the Master Key ! For Mayawati! To be the PM from BSP!
POLITICS IS SACRED WITH HIGHLY PERFORMING BEST AND MERITORIOUS GOVERNANCE OF UP CM FULLY AWAKENED WITH AWARENESS MAHA MAYAWATIJI WHO IS THE ONLY CM SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED HER FULL TERM WHO WILL WIN WITH A THUMPING MAJORITY OF 303 IN THE NEXT ELECTION AND ULTIMATELY BECOME THE PM OF PRABUDDHA BHARATH.Since Mayawati's trusted core group includes upper caste aides and advisers. Small-time traders, the classical petit-bourgeoisie, Mayawati is determination to count herself in as a mass messiah. The BSP is the only party that speaks of Sarvajan Hithay Sarvajan Sukhay i.e., welfare and happiness of the entire people.Please visit http://sarvajan.ambedkar.org for details.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati
"kanoon ki devi" Maha Mayawat JI
Mayawati at a Brahmin sammelan at Ramabai rally sthal in Lucknow. 
Bahujan Samaj Party
Mayawati today alleged that the poll panel's order was "one-sided" and "anti-Scheduled Castes". "The Election Commission made a one-sided decision to cover statues of elephants and those of mine installed to honour the will of Kanshiram, without hearing my party."
"Centre and Opposition are insulting Kanshiram; SC/STs will not forgive them", she said.
She also cited the example of a park in Chandigarh erected by the Congress that carries a 45-feet-high hand - the party's symbol. Calling upon the poll panel to cover such structures of the Congress in other states, she said, "If the CEC is not just, BSP will call it anti-SC/ST, under Congress pressure."
Putting up a brave face, she also said that the statue-screening incident had saved the party crores by giving it huge publicity. "CEC, other parties have publicised BSP for free, I thank them."
Mayawati will truly win in the upcoming elections next month. A wish she has already expressed to the electorate, something she reiterated again today- UP as her birthday gift. Victory in the polls would truly be a sweet surprise, a fitting belated birthday gift.
The BSP will encash the Election Commission's directives on draping the statues of Ms. Mayawati and party symbol elephant. Party general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra fired a missive to Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi on Thursday, protesting against the "one-sided order." Describing Ms. Mayawati as Scheduled Caste ki beti (daughter of a SC), Mr. Mishra wrote that the EC's diktats had demoralised the SC/STs and downtrodden sections.BSP general secretary and Rajya Sabha member Satish Chandra Mishra criticised the order. Mr. Mishra had written to the Commission saying its order was in violation of the law, and that it be reconsidered. Mr. Mishra had even said the Commission had demoralised the party and left SC/STs and backwards "cheated." The BSP also appeared to raise questions on the Commission's intentions to hold free and fair polls in the State. Mr. Mishra had written: "The decision is [in] violation of Article 14 of the Constitution, which provides right of equality. Similar decisions should be taken against other parties also." All the 170 million pairs of hands, bicycles, lotuses and all the photos of Lakshmi standing on lotuses, lanterns, hand pumps, sickles with hammers and stars must be draped in clothes or plastics.
By draping the statue of an untouchable, the EC has made provision for the people of UP to practice Unseeabilty.
MINIMUM 170 MILLION HIT SONG FOR MARCH 2012 AN ADVANCE BIRTHDAY GIFT TO KANOON KI DEVI MAHA MAYAWATIJI THE NEXT CHIEF MINISTER OF UP AND NEXT PRIME MINISTER OF PRABUDDHA BHARATH
JAI JAI SHIVA SHANKAR!
SP CYCLE PUNCTURE!
CONGRESS HAND NEVER! LOTUS JUST IN CALENDAR!
BJP CHAPTER IS OVER! BASPA HATHI FOREVER! *************************************************************************
KYUN THIS POWERVERI POWERVERI POWERVERI DA?
BASPA HATHI EVEREADY EVEREADY EVEREADY DA!
POWER FOR CONGRESS NEVERU NEVERU!
JUST APPLY TINCTURU TINCTURU!
SP CYCLE PUNCTHURU PUNCTHURU!
UP CORRUPT MINISTERS POWERU OVERU!
BJP HUG THEM FOR POWERU POWERU!
HATHI MARCH FOR EVERU EVERU!
NOKKU SEATU MUNNOORU MUNNOORU!
NEKKU BRIGHTU FUTUREU FUTUREU!
KYUN THIS POWERVERI POWERVERI POWERVERI DA?
BASPA HATHI EVEREADY EVEREADY EVEREADY DA!
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JAI JAI SHIVA SHANKAR!
SP CYCLE PUNCTURE!
 
  
CONGRESS HAND NEVER! LOTUS JUST IN CALENDAR!
BJP CHAPTER IS OVER!
BASPA HATHI FOREVER!
KYUN THIS POWERVERI POWERVERI POWERVERI DA?
BASPA HATHI EVEREADY EVEREADY EVEREADY DA!
POWER FOR CONGRESS NEVERU NEVERU!
 JUST APPLY TINCTURU TINCTURU!
SP CYCLE PUNCTHURU PUNCTHURU!
UP CORRUPT MINISTERS POWERU OVERU
BJP HUG THEM FOR POWERU POWERU!
HATHI MARCH FOR EVERU EVERU!
NOKKU SEATU MUNNOORU M UNNOORU!NEKKU BRIGHTU FUTURU FUTURU!
KYUN THIS POWERVERI POWERVERI POWERVERI DA?
BASPA HATHI EVEREADY EVEREADY EVEREADY DA!
Chalega haathi, udegi dhool. Na rahegi cycle, na rahega haath ya phool (The elephant will defeat the cycle, hand and lotus).
Most Respected Chief Election Commissioner of India,
Could not find his email ID, may he doesn't like to be in front and cant lead by example. Following email ids of some of his senapati's, could be found. We may send our mails to them. feedback@eci.gov.in,
jaipriye@eci.gov.in,
balakrish@eci.gov.in,
dralokshukla@eci.gov.in ddinews@doordarshan.gov.in
With the issuance on Thursday of the notification for the first phase of Assembly polls on February 8, there is and apprehension in the minds of the people of this country in general and the broad minded people of Uttar Pradesh in particular, that the comedy action of the Commission may even postpone the UP election out of fear that the BSP may cross 300 seats.You have ordered for draping of elephants in Uttar Pradesh which are not the symbol of BSP.
But this is the BSP election symbol
Yet you have ordered it to be draped saying elephant is an elephant whether its trunk raised above or low. In that case will you order the following standing sitting dancing, milk drinking elephants found all over UP to be draped. Will it not be a comedy?
  
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has emerged as one of the main national political parties of India under the stewardship of its National President Kumari Mayawati Ji, Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and fourth-time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, which is the most populous state of the country having a population of about 170 million. Kumari or Miss Mayawati Ji, a serene figure, is affectionately known and called as Bahenji or Sister by one and all her workers, supporters, well-wishers as well as officials.
She will win for the 5th time on 06-03-2012 as Chief Ministger of Uttar Pradesh and subsequently become the next Prime Minister of PraBuddha Bharath and will be called as Kanoon ki Devi Ms Maha Mayawati by the people all over the world.
So far as the strength in the India's parliament is concerned, it had a total number of 19 members in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament while it has a total of six MPs in the Rajya Sabha. But so far as the percentage of votes goes, it is just on the verge of jumping to No. 3 position after the ruling Congress and the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), relegating Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI-M to No. 4 position as per the official votes percentage released by the Election Commission of India after February-March 2004 general Lok Sabha elections. The BSP has received over 1 crore 31 lakh (13.1million) votes in that election in Uttar Pradesh itself, out of a total of 2.07 crores (207,65,229-----5.33 per cent) it had received in the 25 States/Union Territories its had contested. The total votes were a little less than the CPI-M, which is facing stagnation so far as the number of votes is concerned at the national level. Apart from this electoral success, the most significant point is that the BSP is fast emerging as a political party with a difference. The Party president Kumari Mayawati Ji, identified as Iron lady and a no-nonsense leader has emerged as a lady of new hope and aspirations to varied and a wide section of the society, particularly in the state of Uttar Pradesh, bordering national capital of New Delhi, which most often guides the political destiny of the country. Committed and fully devoted to the missionary cause and cherished goal of "Social Transformation & Economic Emancipation" particularly to the people belonging to "Bahujan Samaj" (that comprises Backwards (Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other backward classes) and Sikhs, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Parsis of religious minorities) and poor from other sections of the society mainly the high caste people, Kumari Mayawati Ji, a spinster by mission, is regarded in the Indian politics with respect, reverence and awe as she is the only politician in the India having a mass appeal and firm hold and command over her voters and also the charishma to get mass vote bank transferred to any individual and to any party, a rare thing, of course, in the contemporary Indian politics. Given the charishma of the BSP supremo, the two main political parties----the Congress and the BJP----are always looking keen to have an electoral alliance/understanding with it either at the national level or at least at the state level, but the march of "Elephant ", the election symbol of the Party is on and the "Blue" flag of the BSP is flying high under the strong and towering leadership of Kumari Mayawati Ji, who is working assiduously with a missionary zeal to make them ruler of India to usher in here the golden era of Ashoka, the Great. THE PUBLIC OFFICES HELD BY KUMARI MAYAWATI:
| S.No. | PUBLIC OFFICES
(MP/MLA/CM) | TENURE | REMARK | | From | To | | 1. | MP (LS) | First Term (Bijnor) | 02-12-1989 | 13-03-1991 | Lok Sabha Dissolved | | 2. | MP (RS) | First Term | 03-04-1994 | 25-10-1996 | Resigned MP Seat during CM tenure on 25-10-1996 | | 3. | CM | First Term
| 03-06-1995 | 18-10-1995 | During MP (RS) tenure | | 4. | MLA | First Term
Harora | Oct. 96 | 10-03-1998 | Resigned MP Seat during CM tenure on 25-10-1996 | First Term
Bilsi | 22-10-1996 | 25-10-1996 | Resigned Bilsi Seat | | 5. | CM | Second Term
| 21-03-1997 | 20-09-1997 | Resigned as CM on 20-09-97 after completing 6 months rotational arrangements | | 6. | MP (LS) | Second Term
(Akbarpur)
| 10-03-1998 | 26-04-1999 | Lok Sabha Dissolved | | 7. | MP (LS) | Third Term (Akbarpur)
| 10-10-1999 | 07-03-2002 | Resigned to retain Harora Assembly seat | | 8. | MLA | Second Term
Harora
| Feb. 2002 | 28-08-2003 | Resigned as MLA from Harora on 28-08-03 after resigning as CM on 26-08-03 | Second Term
Jahangir Ganj | Feb. 2002 | 04-03-2002 | Resigned Jahangir Ganj to retain Harora seat | | 9. | CM | Third Term
| 03-05-2002 | 26-08-2003 | Resigned as CM | | 10. | MP (LS) | Fourth Term (Akbarpur)
| 17-05-2002 | 26-06-2004 | Resigned | | 11. | MP (RS) | Second Term
| 05-07-2004 | | | | 12. | CM | Fourth Term
| 13-05-2007 | |
| | 13. | MLC (UP) | First Term
| 03-07-2007 | |
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SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES:
To serve the country's real natives-- Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and religious minorities-and encourage activities for their overall development. Special Inclination : Educate and organise the poor, oppressed and impoverished sections of the society to fight for their legal and constitutional rights. Life's Aim : To remain engaged in the fight for "social transformation and economic liberation" of the Bahujan Samaj" so that about 85 per cent people of India's more than a hundred crore population, representing the "Bahujan Samaj", could be brought in the national mainstream. Poor of other sections of the society are also to be educationally and economically uplifted,
Foreign Travels :
- Visited Canada, Denmark, France, Japan, Switzerland, Korea and Taiwan in the capacity of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister.
- London: To inaugurate the Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Memorial Community Centre as Bahujan Samaj Party National Vice-President
- As a representative of India, addressed the UN General Assembly while participating in an international seminar on the topic, "Democracy through Partnership between Men and Women", organised by the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) on 7th June, 2000 in New York, USA
Other Information : As a teacher (government employee), remained associated with BAMCEF-The All India Backward (Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Castes) and Minority Communities Employees Federation since 1977. Entered politics through the Bahujan Samaj Party, set up on 14 April, 1984. At present, National President of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). POLITICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
November 1989 : Both she and the party, the BSP made debut in Parliament. Won Bijnore (reserved) Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh in the Ninth General Elections of 1989. April 1994 : Elected to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh, signaling her debut, as also of the party, in the Upper House of Indian Parliament June 1995 : In 1995, Ms. Mayawati created history be becoming Indian's first Dalit woman chief minister, heading first Bahujan Samaj Party (Majority People's Party) government in India's most-populated state of Uttar Pradesh. Became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, the largest state of India in terms of population 4-times:
1. 1995 : 3 June, 1995 to 18 October, 1995
2. 1997 : 21 March, 1997 to 20 September, 1997
3. 2002 : 3 May, 2002 to 26 August, 2003
4. 2007 : 13 May, 2007 till date 1996-98 : Elected as a legislator. Elected from the two different constituencies of Uttar Pradesh-Harora (reserved) in Saharanpur district and Bilsi (reserved) in Budaun district. Represented the constituency of Harora in the state assembly, resigning from Bilsi seat as per the law. 21 March, 1997 : Became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second time. February 1998 : Elected for the second time in the 12th Lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh's Akbarpur (reserved) parliamentary constituency in Ambedkar Nagar district. February 1999 : Elected for the third time in the 13th Lok Sabha elections from Akbarpur (reserved) constituency. 14 April, 1999 : Senior journalist Mohammad Jamil Akhter's book, entitled "Iron Lady Kumari Mayawati", was released by Mr. Kanshi Ram Ji at a grand function in New Delhi on the occasion of Dr. Ambedkar's birth anniversary. 3 June, 2000 : Release of her own book book, "Bahujan Samaj Aur Uski Rajniti" (Bahujan Samaj and its Politics) by Mr. Kanshi Ram Ji at a function in New Delhi's Talkatora stadium on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the first 'Bahujan Samaj' government in Uttar Pradesh. 15 December, 2001 : BSP architect and founder, Manyawar Shri Kanshi Ram Ji, declared her as the sole heir and political successor of him and the "Bahujan Movement" at a grand rally in the Lakshman Mela ground on the bank of river Gomti in the Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow. February 2002 : Re-elected as a legislator in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Was declared a winner from the two constituencies-Harora (reserved) in Saharanpur district and Jahangirganj (reserved) in Ambedkar Nagar District. Represented Harora seat and resigned from Jahangirganj seat. March 2002 : Resigned from Akbarpur (reserved) Lok Sabha seat. 3 May, 2002 : Became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh for the third time. 18 September, 2003 : Assumed the office of Bahujan Samaj Party's National President after Mr. Kanshi Ram Ji suddenly fell seriously ill following a brain stroke. April-May, 2004 : Elected for the fourth time in the 14th Lok Sabha elections from Akbarpur (reserved) seat in Uttar Pradesh. July 2004 : After resigning from the Lok Sabha, elected for the second time as a member of the Rajya Sabha for a six-year term from Uttar Pradesh. 27 August, 2006 : Re-elected as National President of the Bahujan Samaj Party unanimously in an All India Delegate Conference held at Lucknow. 13 May, 2007 : Was administered oath for the office of the Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh fourth time after her party registered a comfortable majority win in the general elections for the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, trouncing Samajwadi party, BJP and the Congress. 3 July, 2007 : Joined as member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council after elected unopposed in the by-election for the upper house of the state legislature. Declared that she chose to become MLC as she wish to concentrate on the development of all the 403 assembly constituencies of state assembly rather than my constituency only .... I am not Mr. Mulayam Singh Yadav, who had diverted all the funds to develop his home area only. BOOK WRITING:
1. Bahujan Samaj Aur Uski Rajniti (October 2000)
2. Bahujan Samaj Aur Uski Rajniti, English(October 2001)
3. Mere Sangarshmai Jeevan Evam Bahujan Movement Ka Safarnama, three-volume over 3300 pages book, first two part of which was released by BSP founder Manyawar Shri Kanshi Ram Ji on 15 th January, 2006 on the occasion of 50 th birth anniversary of Ms. Mayawati Ji.
4. A Travelogue of My struggle-ridden life and of Bahujan Samaj, English, two volume book released on 15 th March, 2008 on the birth anniversary of Mamnyawar Shri Kanshi Ram Ji.
LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS 2006 ( India at her Best )
Largest Political Rally : The Bahujan Samaj Party under the leadership of Chief Minister Mayawati organised a mammoth rally on April 14, 2003, for which over 5.76 lakh people had gathered at the 27-acre Dr Ambedkar Maidan in Lukcnow, U.P. About 5,000 heavy and 2,000 light vehicles were requisitioned to transport more than 3.70 lakh people. Over and above that, about 1.01 lakh people arrived by train. Some 30,000 people came from neighboring states and 75,000 persons reached the spot by foot. For efficient crowd management, the entire area was divided into four zones, which were further split into 19 sectors. There were 3,771 security personnel on duty. In addition, 30 Companies and two Platoons of the PAC were deployed. Limca Book of Records 2006
India at her Best (Pape.195) The recent 2 rallies witnessed 15 lakh people gathering at the same venue.
CM In Three Contiguous Assemblies ( Woman ) : Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kumari Mayawati Ji of BSP is the only woman chief minister of a State to be sworn in thrice in three contiguous Assemblies.
In the 12 th Assembly her tenure lasted from June 3 - Oct. 27, 1995; the second term in the 13th Assembly was from March 20 - Sept. 20, 1997 and the third term in the 14th Assembly was May 3, 2002 - August 26, 2003. Limca Book of Records 2006
India at her Best (Pape.208) She has created a record by completing full five years term as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in her 4th time since 2077. After her 5th term from 06-03-2012 BSP will be the permanent Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Kanoon ji Devi Ms Maha Mayawati will becomew the next Prime Minister of PraBuddha Bharath. Hon'ble Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh Ms. Mayawati Ji Led Government's four-year term has been very promising And the best in the
sphere of "Law & Order and
Crime Control" Besides "Development and Public
Welfare" Important and Historic Steps pertaining to Development and Public Welfare · Hon'ble Ms. Mayawati Ji-led government formed on 13 May, 2007 in Uttar Pradesh, after its four-year term, has kindled a new ray of "bright" future Among the general public in the State, especially the SC/STs,
backwards, religious minorities and upper-caste poor in respect of law and
order and crime control together with development and public welfare
activities. ·
This very government, by pursuing the path shown by great saints, gurus and seers born in backward classes, especially Mahtma Jotiba Phule, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj, Shri Narayana Guru, Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji in development and public welfare activities with government following the
policy of "Sarvajan Hitay – Sarvajan Sukhay". · Besides, to honour these backward-born great "Saints, Gurus and Seers", Various magnificent spots, memorials, museums, parks, etc have
been Constructed in the state, on which the total budgeted government
amount Spent is even less than 1%; the remaining funds having spent on
law And order, crime control, development and public welfare
activities. ·
In the last four years, the central government did not release on time its Share payable to the state totalling Rs. 21,385 crore. If this amount had Been paid by the centre in time, achievements of the state
government Could have been far far better. ·
Not only this, the "special
economic package' of Rs. 80,000 crore Sought from the central government for the total development of
the state, Especially Bundelkhand and Poorvanchal in view of the poor and
pitiable Economic conditions inherited from the previous governments, no
money Was received from the central government at all. · Thereafter, under government's new development strategy several Major projects /schemes on the PPP-model, like the Ganga Express-way, Yamuna Express-way and Upper Ganga canal were prepared to spur Development in the state in which no central investments were
involved Except a departmental 'no objection ' from them; the centre, however, did Not cooperate even in this matter. ·
And yet, with " correct mobilization of resources and improved financial management" themstate government generated an atmosphere of development, notable achievements of which are enumerated below. NOTE-1-Since the formation, in 1995 of the first government of
Hon'ble Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati Ji in Uttar Pradesh, its priority has been the
total development of the poor and the backward SC/ST, other backward
classes, Religious minorities and disables persons-who had remained neglected
for Centuries and during earlier governments. By separately creating
Uttar Pradesh Welfare Department and other ministries, there has been considerable improvements in their condition at every level and every sphere. 1. This government in the last four years has undertaken several activities at a total cost of Rs. 37,000 crore (Rs. 36,795 crore), outlay of 21.21 and 100% expenditure on the development of "SC/ST" under special component plan which are chiefly – increase in the rate of post matric for (Scheduled Castes), eligibility level of income increased from 1lakh to Rs.2 lakh,, scholarships fora all students (girls and boys) from
class 1 to 8, establishment of 'bhagidari bhavan' at Lucknow and Agra,
including Training institutes at Aligarh and Rae Bareli to coach SC/ST
youth for recruitment to high-level services like I.A.S and P.C.S; recruitment in Government posts through a drive to clear the backlog; for the first time Reservation in contracts upto Rs.25 lakh for SC/ST, so far,
contracts worth Rs.1,623 crore allotted; about 4 lakh S/C families allotted more than 3,500 hectares of land.; 16 Mahamaya Polytechnics for Information Technology set up for these categories of students;
regularisation of Landless SC/ST people in possession of gram sabah land
upto13May, 2007; formal right of possession letters (pattas) awarded to 9,431 persons; about 3000 genuine lease-holders benefited by removing illegal usurpers from their land; creation of employment totalling 5,945
lakh man- days for men and 2,089 lakh for women belonging to SC/ST classes created in rural areas; about 8 lakh S/C families benefited by writing-off debts amounting to Rs.120.28 crore of Uttar Pradesh SC/ST Development Corporation; electrification on large-scale of SC/ST bustees/majras and appointment of 23% from these classes only of SOs in police Stations; provision of reservation also in state government-aided private enterprises; allotment of more than 4,000 fair price shops; together with the establishment of a Rs.100 crore "leather park and shoe mandi": in Agra, exemption from VAT of Agra Footwear Industry. 2. "Other Backward Classes" – in the last four years 2 lakh landless people allotted lease of about 50,000 hectares of agricultural land; effective implementation of 27% reservation for OBSc in the allotment of
fair price shops in the urban and rural areas under the public distribution system; computerisation of the entire procedure of scholarship under the backward classes Welfare department; more than 50 lakh students
(girls and boys) benefites by scholarships under the scheme of aid to the poor families of backward classes on account of marriage and illness about Rs.50 crore spent every year; apart from increasing the "creamy layer" annual income limit of these classes from Rs.3 lakh Rs.5lakh, about Rs.250 crore spent to reimburse the admission fees of students studying in post matric classes 3. In the matter of Religious Minorities especially the Muslim community, mention may be made of the establishment of Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji Urdu, Arabic-Persian University; inclusion of 10 new
Arabic-Persian Madrasas in the grant-in-aid list; as much as 486.73 crore
approx, on account of scholarships to 1,28,35,824 minority students (girls
and boys); elegibilty income limit for scholarships increased to Rs.1 lakh
in respect of minority students; grant of Rs. 3,745 lakh for the marriage of
37,445 daughters from minority BPL families; reimbursement of fees
amounting to Rs.2,049 lakh of 49,166 post matric students; construction of
well- equipped "Haj Houses" at Ghaziabad and Lucknow for the convenience of the Hajis; "direct Haj
flight" from Varanasi to Jeddah; abolition of the pre-condition of police verification in the appointment of "Mutawallis"; arrangement of advance coaching to prepare for competitive
recruitment examinations; the amount of grant for Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy
more than doubled to Rs.3 crore; establishment of 58 government secondary schools in
minority-dominated areas of 22 selected districts as well as formation of a commission to provide the atatus of minority
institution to 'taleemi idaar' (educational institutions) besides, the
distribution of Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji Handloom Weavers awards. 4. "Disabled" – establishment of 'Uttar Pradeesh Dr. Shakuntala Misra Rehabilation University' at a cost of Rs.400 crore to provide quality education to the differently-abled students; with 1% reservation for the visually impaired and 2% other disabled, so far, 677 and 1320 fair shops allotted, respectively; disabled pension rate increased to Rs.300 per month from Rs.150- the total number of disabled pensioners during 2009-10 increased to 708077. 5. Several welfare schemes implemented forSarv-Samaj "women" also, notable being amendment of the zamindari kanoon to ensure equitable share of women in patriarchal landed property; the amount of dole for destitute women increased to Rs.300 per month from Rs.150 apart from construction of shelter homes etc for them in Mathurs and Vrindavan; "alertness and sensitivity" on the part of government has resulted in considerable "decline" of criminal cases against "women". NOTE-II- In addition, many significant and historic steps wre taken for the uplift of the poor and the helpless belonging to sarv-samaj besides, farmers, labourers, lawyers, employees, traders and people engaged
in other professions, with all government departments also contributing to the development of the people of the state viz.: 1. Uttar Pradesh Mukhyamantri Mahamaya Gharib Arthik Madad Yojna benefits about 31 lakh families in Uttar Pradesh which have not been able to avail of the benefits of the BPL list or antyodaya, by providing an assistance of Rs.400 per month. 2. Savitribai Phule Shiksha Madad Yojna benefitted a total of 6,86,953 girl students, so far, with Rs.15,000 and a bicycle given to class 10 students and an additional assistance of Rs.10,000 on promotion to class 12. 3. Mahamaya Gharib Balika Ashirwad Yojna provides for Rs.1lakh to be given to the girl child immediately on birth, which has benefitted about 3,25,000 girl children. 4. Dr. Ambedkar Gram Sabha Samagra Vikas Yojna benefitted abount 5,598 gram sabhas. 5. Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji Sheri Gharib Awas Yojna provides for free housing facilities, benefiting about 1lakh families. 6. Sarvjan Hitay Gharib Awas (Slum Area) Maliqana Haq Yojna benefited about 7,232 families. 7. BPL card-holders of Sarv-samaj and beneficiaries of Mahamaya Gharib Arthik Madad Yojna being provided free of charge legal aid by government lawyers to plead their cases in courts. 8. Under Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji Sheri SC/ST Bssti Samagra Vikas Yojna, 250 bustees selected for development. 9. Lease-hold of 55,000 hectares of agricultural land for about 2.5 lakh poor and unemployed landless people. 10. About "3.5 lakh families" allotted residential plots measuring 3,500 hectares. 11. Allotment of 30,000 hectares of land to about 36,000 agriculturists. 12. 16,000 sites allotted to 19,000 people engaged in the pottery craft. 13. Allotment of 12,000 hectares of land for free plantation to 42,000 farmers. 14. Insurance provided to 18,67,835 heads of families under the General Public Insurance Scheme. 15. Under the enforced Uttar Oradesh Janhit Guarantee Quanoon 13 essential services relating to revenue, urban development, medical and food and supply guaranteed within a specified time limit. 16. Brilliant BPL students (girls and boys) of the newly established Gautam Buddha University belonging to sarv-samaj sent to Europe for higher studies on state expenses. 17. The maximum sickness allowance increased from Rs.2,000 to 5,000 in the case of S/S and those eligible from the general category. 18. The amount of grant-in-aid doubled in the event of marriage/sickness in Bundelkhand. 19. As many as 897 child development projects onder operation. 20. Daily wages of "labourers/wage earners" of unorganised sector increased to Rs.100 from Rs.58. 21. More than 18 lakh government employees in the state provided benefit of the sixth pay commission, causing an additional financial burden of Rs.21,000 crore. 22. As many as 35,000 daily wage employees, appointed till 29 June, 1991 regularised. 23. Generation of 10,586 lakh man days in the rural areas at a cost of Rs. 16,995 crore. 24. Self-employment made available to 13.58 lakh families with a grant of Rs.800 crore. 25. Recruitment of 1.9 lakh 'safai-workers (Aroghya Rakshaks)" in the state in one go besides, 88,000 primary school teachers, 5,000 Urdu teachers and massive recruitment in other departments together with employment opportunities provided to "lakhs" of people in non-governmental sectors as well. 26. Infrastructural Development: construction of 165 Km long, 6-lane Yamuna express-way at a cost of Rs. 9,935 crore between Noida and Agra. 27. Rs.30,000 crore –construction project of 1,047 Km long, 8-lane entry controlled express-way from Greater Noida to Ballia. 28. Costing Rs. 8,911 crore, 148-km long Sanauta-Purkazi Express-way project along the upper Ganga canal bank. 29. In the Taj city, Agra, construction of a 20.5 km long 6-lane ring road at a cost of Rs.1,100 crore. 30. Delhi-Noida-Greater Noida Metro Rail Link,first phase, from Delhi to Noida completed. 31. PPP process activated to establish ab international airport at Kushinagar for the development of Buddhist circuit. 32. Energy development; with an amount of Rs. 28,796 crore incurred by the government led by the Hon'ble Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati Ji, a "new trust" born among the general public to meet its electricity needs, during its four-year term,; the government seriously engaged at the ground level about its promise to offer 24-hourelectricity by 2014, Begining of about 30,000 MW new projects. Investment of Rs. 1,20,000
crore. In the field of transmission, thye largest ever investment of Rs.10,000 crore through PPP in the country. 33. Road construction – construction/reconstruction of more than 50,000 km long roads with an expenditure of about Rs.9000 crore. 34. About 13,000 km long CC roads and KC drains constructed in 5,480 gram sabhas/villages at a cost of Rs. 3,569 crore. 35. Construction of 319 bridges at a cost of Rs.1,369 crore as well as 16 over-bridges, entailinf an expenditure of Rs.363 crore. 36. Irrigation – Strengthening of irrigation works/activities at a cost of Rs.22,097 crore. 37. Additional irrigation capacity of about 1.5 lakh hectares generated with the construction of 2,975 tube wells. 38. Tail-feeding of more than 9,000 canals ensured. 39. Irrigation arrangement of 32 lakh hectares of land. 40. Agriculture and Allied services – about Rs. 19,50 crore spent in the last four years. 41. Drive to bouble the income of the farmers. 42. Weather-based crop insurance scheme started. 43. Rain water storage project in Bundelkhand. 44. Unprecedented increase in sugarcane price (SAP). 45. Uttar Pradesh tops the country in milk production. 46. Dr.Ambedkar Agricultural Improvement Scheme of feeder separation for uninterrupted power supply to farmers. 47. Establishment of new agricultural university in Banda. 48. Education and Sports Development – about 65,000 crore (Rs.64,997 Crore) were spent on account of education in the last four years. 49. As many as 12,160 new senior primary schools and 4,654 new primary schools established 50. 13 private universities established. 51. Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji Research Chair established in 6 universities. 52. As many as 41 new government polytechnics set up. 53. In Gautam Buddha Nagar, a second technical university established under the name of Mahamaya Technical University. 54. Commencement of 'Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji Kala Samman Puraskar' and Sant Ravidas Kala Samman Puraskar'. 55. Medical and Health services – About 22,000 crore (Rs 22,190 crore) spent in the last four years. 56. Decision to operate medical colleges in Kannauj, Jalaun and Saharanpur districts as wellas a para-medical college in Jhansi. 57. Decision to open state of the art super specialty 500-bed hospital with participation of private sector, costing around 140-150 crore each in Lucknow, Agra, Jalaun, Bijnur, Azamgarh, Ambedkar Nagar.
And Saharanpur. 58. For the first time in the country a
separate unani directorate established by Uttar Pradesh. 59. Urban Development – About Rs.13,156 crore spent on account of
housing and urban development as wellas Rs. 4,090 crore spent on hygene and
cleanliness schemes. 60. Projects worth about Rs.8,000 crore
completed in Kanpur, Lucknow, Agra, Varanasi, Meerut, Allahabad and Mathura on
development of urban infrastructural facilities and providing housing to the
poor besides, fulfilling their basic needs. 61. Provision of about Rs.1,000 crore for drinking water projects in 7 metropolitan towns. Completion of projects of
Rs.400 crore in other 37 towns and plying of 1,310 modern buses started. 62. Implementation of solid waste management schemes in 26 cities. In additionto the above, the government has, through other
departments , taken several important and notable decisions, a detailed account
of which is given in a government published listing its achievements of four
years. In order to see for herself the ground reality of the activities
stated in the booklet, the Hon'ble Chief Minister, Ms Mayawati Ji, from 1st
February, 2011 to 2nd March 2011 i.e., for full one month, made
surprise inspections to take stock of law and order situation and creime
control in all the 72 districts, together with development and public welfare
activities, with strict action taken against authorities, if anything wanting
was detected. Necessary directions and guidance for improvement were also
given. In a nutshell, the four years of the Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Hon'ble Ms Mayawati Ji led government has been " highly promising and the best" in the area of "development and public welfare". Every policy of Uttar Pradesh
Govt. is based on 'Sarvajan
Hitay – Sarvajan Sukhay' Important and Historic Initiative for Law
& Order and Crime Control 1. Since the formation of the present
government in Uttar Pradesh, on 13 May, 2007 till date, an Unprecedented
environment of "peace and order and communal harmony, free from injustice,
crime and fear" has been created by giving "top priority" to "law-order and
crime control" for which several important decisions had to be taken with iron
resolve at the different levels e.g: 2. Rigorous and effective action taken
against more than 1 lakh known notorious criminals/Mafiosi. 3. 1.707 notorious criminals detained under
the most stringent "National Security Act (NSA)". 4. Strict action taken under th "Gangster
Act" against about 40,000 professional offenders. 5. A total of 8.013 notorious delequents,
carrying reward on their heads, were arrested, including those "carrying on the
head a reward" upto Rs.5 lakh. 6. Another 374 notorious criminals carrying
reward, between Rs.50,000 – Rs. 5,00,000 were "killed" by the police in self
defence. 7. Also, thousands of anti-social elements/goondas
and white-collar criminals were sent to their right place i.e. behind the bars
in the "jail". 8. For the first in the state, action was
also taken against " influencial people and those occupying high positions"
found guilty of breaching the law, establishing the motto "all wequal before
the law" under which several ministers, ex-ministers, MPs and legislators were
proceeded against leagally with due strictness. 9. "Historic action" continues, without let
or hinderance, against arrant criminals and Mafiosi to "confisticat their
ill-gotten wealth" in order to break the economic backbone. Property worth more
than Rs. 443 crore forfeited so far. 10. Elimination of fierce dacoits – synonymous
of terror, Rs. 5 lakh rewardee bandit chief Shivakumar alias Dadua, Ambika
Patel i.e. Thokia, Mussafir Yadav, carrying a reward of Rs.2lakh from Bihar
atate and Santosh alias Kittu Gupta with a reward of Rs. 1.5 lakh besides,
several other offenders carrying rewards between Rs. 1 lakh and Rs. 50,000 were
killed by police in encounters inself-defence. 11. In the terrorist attack on CRPF group
centre at Rampur by 4 terrorists of HUJI – Harqat UI Jehad Al Islami as wellas
an active member of Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) together with ISI agents
were also apprehended. 12. Noor Baksh, a shooter belonging to the
gang of international criminal, Dawood Ibrahim was shot daed while trying to
escape from police custody. 13. To secure justice to prosecuted people
under the previous government, 10,000 cases filed through a "special campaign"
and action taken against 31,136 persons. "Legal" action also initiated against
those trying to register "fake" reports. 14. The area of 'jungle raj', goonda tax,
'mafia rule' and 'anarchy' inherited in legacy, ends, entirely due to the
"missionary and struggling" efforts of Hon'ble Chief Ninister Ms. Mayawati JI.
People, coming out of the suffocating "jungle raj", breathing in, today, the
wiff of fresh air of the "rule of law by law". 15. The result of such strict action was that
an environment of " communal harmony" continued to exist and no untoward
incident occurred in the whole of the state, in light of the court decision on
the very sensitive Ram Janmbhoomi/Babri Masjid "case". The peaceful conditions
prevailed in Uttar Pradesh, there was calm and quiet in other states of the
country as well. 16. So also Common Wealth Games 2010,
three-tier panchayat elections, Mahakumbh fair, Haridwar-2010, Allahabad Magh
Mela-2011 passed off peacefully. Lok Sabha-2009 general elections were also
conducted without violence, with peace and impartiality. 17. In order to ensure "justice" to the
general public and create "trust" towards the law and order system in them,
strict instructions issued to record the First Information Report (FIR) in the
thanas from victimized persons without the slightest difficulties. 18. Instructions to all district, division and
tehsil level authorities to be available to the people, as a must in their
offices from 10 to 12 in thye morning. 19. Observance of "thana divwas" on every 1st
and 3rd Saturdsy of the month with the object of taking effective
action against victimization of poor people of the sarv-samaj. 20. As a result of these special efforts made
by the government, remarkable "decline" in the rate of all kinds of crime
against "SC/ST" in the state. Eqally notable has been the percentage of
disposal of crime enquiries which stands at 92. 21. Appointment of a special public
prosecutor" for prosecution of cases under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities
Act. 22. "Considerable reduction" in incidence of
all crimes against "women" in the state. 23. The percentage of action was 94.1, last
year against those accused of crime against "women" and 91.9 of cases disposed
of, which is a "record" in itself. Consequently, the rate of crime against
women in Uttar Pradesh is much less than even the national average. 24. The effort to secure "justice" in every
matter and at every level to every
segment of the society and the sarv-samaj, the poor people, farmers, labourers,
businessmen, lawyers, service-class and non-service-class people as also students
in accordance with the policy of "Sarvajan Hitay Sarvajan Sukhay". 25. Together with the arrest of more than two
dozen hard core naxalites, a strategy of
"tatal development (samagra vikas)" in identified areas adopted in order
to deal with the "naxal" problem so that a feeling of trust towards the
administration in kindled in the public psyche in the affected areas and they
do not go astray. Efforts to provide the various basic amenities under Dr.
Ambedkar gram sabha yojns to the 423 naxal affected villages. 26. Many important and historic decisions
taken to establish "rule of the law by law" in the state in order to "modernize and strengthen to make
the police administration alert and vigilant". 27. More than double the increase in police
budget with about Rs. 7,740 crore sanctioned. For the first time in Uttar
Pradesh a service manual for different sections of the police force
promulgated. 28. Formation of "Uttar Pradesh Police
Recruitment Board" for transparency in view of complaints of corruption in
police recruitment. 29. In a "historic" decision about 2.04 lakh
new posts for policemen created, in one stroke. Already 35,000 constables
selected in a transparent procedure – a step which has been praised at the
national also. 30. Constitution of two new zones Viz.
"Poorvanchal and western Uttar Pradesh" to further strengthen the "Special Task
Force (STF)". 31. "National Capital Police Zone" formed for
effective control over law and order and crime control in western Uttar
Pradesh. 32. Establishment of "women police stations
(mahila Thana)" in all districts together with "mahila helpline", "family
planning Centre" and "mahila sahayta prakoshtha" at the state level. 33. "Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS)" set up in
November, 2007 itself. 34. "SIT" constituted to investigate serious
economic offences. 35. For proper security and up keep of the
newly constructed sites/memorials etc
formation of "Uttar Pradesh Police Special Zone Security Battalian" under which
1,233 new posts created. 36. "state level committee constituted" inder
the chairmanship of Director General, police to prevent circulation of
"counterfeit / fake currency notes". 37. Sevearl proposals for necessary
cooperation pending with the centre about inclusion of naxal-affected districts
into "focus" districts under the "integrated development plan" for development
of the local surroundings and modernization of the police. Apart from these, many more important steps were taken, a
detailed account of which is given in a booklet published by the government,
highlighting its achievements during the last four years. In brief, to get the correct feel of ground realities, the
Hon'ble Chief minisre Ms. Mayawati Ji herself made surprise inspections of
"Law-order and crime control:, for one full month i.e. from 1 February – 2
March, 2011, visiting police stations in all the 72 districts in the state,
taking strong action against authorities found wanting in performance and
issuing guidelines for improvement. Every policy of Uttar Pradesh Govt. is based on 'Sarvajan Hitay – Sarvajan Sukhay'
Parties banking on tainted candidatesA total of 77 candidates with criminal records in the candidate lists issued by various political parties so far is found.Analysis of the first lists of candidates declared by the political parties and checked the records of their candidates with over 75,000 records that have been accumulating since 2003.
A brief analysis of financial and criminal backgrounds of re-contesting candidates in the upcoming elections has been carried out. In the first lists of candidates of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian National Congress (INC), Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) for 2012 assembly election contain 26, 26, 24 and 1 candidates respectively with criminal records (based on 2007 and subsequent affidavits). Till now 617 candidates have been declared by BJP, INC, SP and RLD for the assembly election.
Affidavits of 248 candidates had submitted during earlier elections (2007 assembly elections and Lok Sabha 2009) to the Election Commission. As per these records, 38 candidates have serious criminal cases, like murder, attempt to murder, robbery, theft and kidnapping against them, as declared by them in their earlier affidavits. This list of candidates with serious charges includes 13 candidates from BJP, 13 from INC and 12 candidates from SP.
Till now, 220 candidates have been declared by BJP, out of these it was able to find records of 91 candidates and 26 of them were found having criminal records.
Out of the 215 candidates declared by the INC, it was able to find 75 affidavits filed earlier out of which, 26 candidates have criminal charges and 13 candidates have serious criminal charges pending against them. For SP, out of 165 declared candidates, it was found affidavits of 77 candidates filed by them in earlier elections and found that 24 of them have criminal background. For RLD, out of 17 candidates, it was able to analyse affidavits of only 5 candidates; out of which, only one candidate has a criminal background.
According to records, among top five MLAs with maximum number of pending criminal cases, two belong to eastern UP - Sushil Kumar from Dhanapur and Mukhtar Ansari from Mau.
While Sushil Kumar faces 14 cases including 13 serious IPC cases, Mukhtar Ansari faces 13 cases including nine serious IPC cases.
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Subject: [ZESTCaste] On 56th birthday, Mayawati keeps it low-key; slams poll panel for draping of statues
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Date: Sunday, 15 January, 2012, 2:37 PM
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On 56th birthday, Mayawati keeps it low-key; slams poll panel for
draping of statues
Anant R. Zanane, Updated: January 15, 2012 14:11 IST
Lucknow: In the midst of the heat of the electoral campaign, Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati is
celebrating her birthday today. She has turned 56. But unlike the
usual spectacle that marks the Dalit czarina's birthday in the state,
celebrations this time around were low-key, courtesy the Election
Commission (EC) which seems to have played party-pooper of sorts.
Hence, the ubiquitous sight of Mayawati dressed in her trademark pink
salwar-kameez was there. But there was none of the leader, flanked by
her partymen and bureaucrats, cutting a massive cake. Instead, Behenji
released a book of her memoirs, aptly called the "Blue Book" - in sync
with all things blue that symbolises her party. She also announced
that her birthday would be a small affair, involving her family only,
acceding to the limitations set out by the poll panel.
The modest celebration was there for all to see. The state capital,
Lucknow, which in the past has been awash with blue to usher in her
birth anniversary, bears a barren look.
In the poll season, the Election Commission has ensured that the
extravaganza, that has marked Behenji's birthday in the last four
years and has been much-criticised, has been done away with.
"We will be watching the expenses," said Umesh Sinha, Chief Electoral
Officer of Uttar Pradesh.
The birthday dampener has been preceded by the Election Commission's
order earlier this month asking for draping of the statues of the
Chief Minister as also her party's symbol, the elephant, across the
state. The controversial directive was put forth as a move to ensure a
level-playing field to all political parties ahead of the assembly
elections.
But Mayawati today cried foul, alleging that the poll panel's order
was "one-sided" and "anti-Dalit". "The Election Commission made a
one-sided decision to cover statues of elephants and those of mine
installed to honour the will of Kanshiram, without hearing my party."
With elections round the corner, the Dalit agenda clearly dominated
her speech at the party headquarters. "Centre and Opposition are
insulting Kanshiram; Dalits will not forgive them", she said.
She also cited the example of a park in Chandigarh erected by the
Congress that carries a 45-feet-high hand - the party's symbol.
Calling upon the poll panel to cover such structures of the Congress
in other states, she said, "If the CEC is not just, BSP will call it
anti-Dalit, under Congress pressure."
Putting up a brave face, she also said that the statue-screening
incident had saved the party crores by giving it huge publicity. "CEC,
other parties have publicised BSP for free, I thank them."
With little to cheer about on her birthday, Mayawati would be truly
hoping for a win in the upcoming elections next month. A wish she has
already expressed to the electorate, something she reiterated again
today- UP as her birthday gift.
With corruption, incumbency and a resurgent opposition seriously
threatening her chances, victory in the polls would truly be a sweet
surprise, a fitting belated birthday gift.
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