BSP will probe Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘big’ economic decisions: Mayawati

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She said that the government’s decision to raise honorarium of gram pradhan from Rs 2,500 to Rs 3,000 and distribution of the ruling SP’s poll material in the form of steel plates and glasses to school children was “aimed at gaining cheap publicity.”

She also demanded action against the officials responsible for alleged under-reporting of dengue-related deaths in the state. Mayawati said the state government has accepted in the Allahabad High Court that officials acted with “negligence and in lackadaisical manner” in their response to the dengue outbreak and legal action should be initiated against those who are guilty. She said while the government has admitted that 113 persons died because of dengue, there are reports that as many as 219 persons have died in Lucknow alone and there are long queues of patients outside the hospitals. After being rapped by the HC, Akhilesh had directed officials to launch a campaign in every district to check the disease.

Taking a dig at the alleged family feud in Samjawadi Party, Mayawati added that the CM should take out some time and concentrate on people’s sufferings.