Misuse Of Public Funds by U.P CM Mayawati

As we all know, Mayawati is the CM of Uttar Pradesh and unquestionably the most popular Dalit leader of India. Recently , she was in controversy over building immense statues of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar,Kashiram and her own. The figures reported towards these constructions were in the range Rs 1000-2000 crores.
There was an outrage over this among certain sections of the society. The reasons for outrage were firstly, that public funds could be better utilized for development work, second, the sheer impropriety of erecting statues to oneself during one’s lifetime and third, that this does nothing for the Dalits whose cause Mayawati professes to espouse.
The money coming as public funds is because of the tax payers of various professions. It’s the money of we common people, which we have earned with our hardwork and have paid it to the government as tax for the undertaking various development activities for welfare of our society.
The same could be spent on improving health-care facilities, sanitation, water and what not.Still the literacy rate in U.P is only 50%. Many of the schools don’t have teachers. Villages there have very poor electricity facility.Transportation is too bad . Trains don’t run in time. What is unsaid is that the money comes from the budget of the various ministries which have nothing to do with health or education or sanitation. Mayawati has tried to project herself as a Messiah of the Dalits,it’s visible to everyone how she is misusing the funds which otherwise could have been used wisely for the upliftment of poor people.

Do you agree with Mayawati’s misuse of public funds on building statues of her own?