Mayawati doing business instead of politics: Ramdev

By ANI
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

LUCKNOW - Commenting on the giant currency garland controversy, Yoga Guru Swami Ramdev on Tuesday criticized Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of doing business through politics.

Some people are doing business over politics,” said Ramdev.

Raising questions over the giant garland, used to honour Mayawati during the Bahujan Samaj Party’s silver jubilee celebrations on Monday, Ramdev said, “Money that should be used for the upliftment of Dalits is seen being worn as a garland.”

The giant garland led to a new controversy, as it was alleged to have been made of Rs.1,000 Indian currency notes.

Congress leaders have questioned the source from where the money had come.

The Samajwadi Party and the Congress both have demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the matter.

The multi-crore garland was just a small part of the extravagant Rs 200 crore celebrations that marked the BSP’s 25th anniversary, and its founder Kanshi Ram’s birthday, with a massive rally in Lucknow. (ANI)

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November 24, 2010: 12:54 pm

This is not the first time a politician used his state of power for his own personal financial gains. This happens far too often.

March 17, 2010: 6:22 am

Mayawati doing business instead of politics: Ramdev: Sita Ram Dhiman, Senior BSP Leader, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla says on the commentary of GIANT GARLAND to honour Bahan Kumari Mayawati , the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, which is a biggest State of India and National President of the Bahujan Samaj Party,by its workers is quite unfortunate. Now Baba Ram Dev has announced to form a political party , I say for what? He is Yoga Guru and he should continue to be Yoga Guru. There are hunderdred of political parties , what these are doing for the welfare of poor, down troden and backwards. The rich people are being rich and poor are becoming poor.What Baba Ram Dev is doing for them? If he has a courage , he should do some practical agitation for bringing the black money of Indian Corrupt Polticians, bureaucrates and big business and Industrial houses from foreign Swiss Banks. Baba Ram Dev is also collecting money through Membership from its activists, for what? This is a drama being enacted by all the political leaders of certain political parties, Babas against a Dalit woman Chief Minister, of UP.Tell about any one sitting in the top of every political party who is poor. Millians and Billions of ruppes are with them. Their assests and properties are un countable. How and why they should speak against Bahan Kumari Mayawati. If every one is doing all these activities, if U.P. Chief Minister is honoured on the occassion of birth day of Manyawar Kanshi Ram , the founder of the B.S.P. what is bad in it. Though all should appreciate that Dalits workers are honouring their leader as had been done by the workers of other political parties for their leaders.

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