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This is an archive article published on January 30, 2010

Cong slams Maya’s memorial force

The Congress today criticised Chief Minister Mayawati’s reported move to raise a police force to protect the statues and memorials in the state. Terming it as wastage of taxpayers’ money...

The Congress today criticised Chief Minister Mayawati’s reported move to raise a police force to protect the statues and memorials in the state. Terming it as wastage of taxpayers’ money,Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said a “private militia” was being raised with public money.

“This security force is being set up for those statues on which the apex court has put a ban. Contempt application for violation of its direction is still under the consideration of the Supreme Court,” said Tewari.

“This is being done at a time when there is dearth of policemen,especially constables. The number of policemen deployed in the police stations is less than one-fourth of the required strength. It has been reiterated time and again that beat policing should be strengthened to fight terrorism,” said Tewari at a press briefing in New Delhi.

“The chief minister who spoke for the upliftment of the Dalits today reminds of kings and feudal lords. It calls for a serious introspection by the people of UP,” he added.

Forgery case filed against man who gifted Maya moon

KANPUR: A forgery case was registered on Friday against former BSP leader Narendra Singh Pintu Sengar,who was expelled from the party for “gifting” Chief Minister Mayawati a piece of land on the moon on her birthday.

The Kanpur police have filed an FIR against him for allegedly obtaining a revolver licence by providing false information about seven years ago.

“In his application form for licence,Sengar had mentioned an address in Unnao,while he is a resident of Kanpur. So a complaint was filed against him for forgery,” DIG B J Jogdand said. Sengar already has 28 criminal cases against him in six police stations of the city.

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