Leaks expose Maya’s double standards: Oppn

“The cables have just reproduced what everyone knows (about Mayawati),” said SP’s national general secretary Mohan Singh. However,Singh criticised Mayawati for allowing her Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh to speak over political issues. “Singh’s statement on Mayawati’s chances of becoming PM is in violation of the government servants conduct rules,” SP leader further said.

Addressing a press conference in the BJP’s state office in Lucknow on Monday,party’s national vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the disclosure on Mayawati’s stand on nuclear deal has further established her image of being hypocrite.

Referring to the cables released by WikiLeaks regarding alleged use of a private jet by the CM to bring her a pair of sandals,Naqvi said this was a fresh challenge for the state’s pride. “She naturally did not spend the huge money from her own pockets,” Naqvi said. This is a new story about her ‘chartered chappals’,Naqvi said.

He also added he had heard the story about the tight security measures Mayawati has ensured for the safety of her “chamatakarik chappals” (Charismatic Chappals). Naqvi was referring to the recent media reports about cleaning of CM’s sandals by her security officer.

In a press release,chief spokesperson of the UP Congress Subodh Srivatsva said it confirmed the Congress allegations of her misusing the government machinery for personal needs. He added even her most trusted bureaucrat was not enough confident of her chances of becoming the PM.

Rashtriya Lok Dal MP Jayant Choudhari,son of his party president Ajit Singh,said,“It is beyond any doubt that she has institutionalised corruption in the state.”

Political parties can’t tolerate a Dalit as CM: BSP

Lucknow: Reacting to BJP national vice-president Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi’s statement against Mayawati and the BSP government,a BSP release said the BJP,after failing to find any issue against the state government,has now started playing politics on the basis of “disclosures” which lack authenticity. The release further said it some political parties,including BJP,cannot see a dalit as the chief minister of the largest and politically crucial state.