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Former BJP national president Rajnath Singh on Wednesday hit out at Chief Minister Mayawati for only talking about welfare of Dalits but taking no concrete steps about it.

Written by Express News Service
Lucknow | April 1, 2010 02:47 AM IST

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Maya only talks of Dalit welfare
Former BJP national president Rajnath Singh on Wednesday hit out at Chief Minister Mayawati for only talking about welfare of Dalits but taking no concrete steps about it. Speaking to members of Pasi community in Barabanki,Singh said,The helicopters should be used to check welfare schemes and reach out to more people in areas where connectivity is poor. But the chief minister uses it to monitor her own rallies all over the state.

Antique idols recovered
ALLAHABAD: The police have recovered two ancient idols of Gautam Buddha and Mahaveer Jain,worth Rs 7 crore the in international market,in Allahabad on Wednesday. Three persons Sanjay Srivastava,Vimal and Shyamji Nishad were arrested in this connection.