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This is an archive article published on January 27, 2010
SC to decide on Mayawati’s statues on Thursday
The Supreme Court today said it would pass an order tomorrow on the row relating to construction of various memorials for and statues of Dalit icons by Mayawati government in Lucknow.
The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that it would pass an order tomorrow on the row relating to construction of various memorials for and statues of Dalit icons by Mayawati government in Lucknow. It would also pass an order on contempt proceedings against the Uttar Pradesh chief secretary in connection with the row.
A bench of Justices H S Bedi and A K Patnaik also asked the UP government to file an affidavit on maintenance works it proposed to undertake at the site though no further construction activities would be permitted at the site until the state High Court decides on the issue.
The apex court said it would ask the Allahabad High Court to decide on a bunch of petitions filed by NGO Gomti Nagar Kalyan Sanstha and other individuals challenging Mayawati government’s decision on the construction of the memorials.
The two-judge bench decided to pass the orders after hearing at length for the past one week the arguments put forward by the rival sides. While the UP government had insisted that it had every right to construct the memorials,the petitioners opposed the same on the ground that public money cannot be squandered to pander to the political interests of ruling BSP.
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