Short Biography of Mayawati Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh

Short biography of Mayawati Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh



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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Name - Mayawati, known as or called as Bahanji’ (Sister)

Political party - Bahujan Samaj Party The party's political symbol is an Elephant.

Mayawati has been National President of the BSP since 2003.

she follows Buddhist traditions and customs.

Education –
1. B.A. from Kalindi College, Delhi University,
2. B.Ed. BMLG College, Ghaziabad, Meerut University,
3. Law Degree from the Delhi University

Father’s name - Mr. Prabhu Das, who retired from the Indian Government’s Postal Department as a section head.
Mother’s name - Mrs. Ramrati (housewife) not educated.

Date of Birth - 15 January, 1956

Place of Birth - Shrimati Sucheta Kriplani Hospital (formerly known as Lady Harding Hospital), New Delhi

Relatives - Six brothers and two sisters (besides herself)

Marital Status – She is not married and it is said that have taken a vow to remain unmarried

Permanent Address - C-57, Indrapuri, New Delhi-110012

Present Address - 14, Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Road, New Delhi-110001

Foreign Travels –
Visited Canada, Denmark, France, Japan, Switzerland, Korea and Taiwan in the capacity of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister.

London : To inaugurate the Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Memorial Community Centre as Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) National Vice-President.

As a representative of India, addressed the UN General Assembly while participating in an international seminar on the topic, “Democracy through Partnership between Men and Women”, organized by the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) on 7th June, 2000 in New York, USA.

In 1995, Ms. Mayawati created history by becoming Indian’s first Dalit woman chief minister
She belongs to the scheduled caste Hindu Jatav subcaste of the Chamar community.

She worked as a teacher in Delhi

In 1977, Dalit politician Kanshi Ram and Mayawati became friends.

In 1984 Kanshi Ram founded Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Mayawati joined his core team. Kanshi Ram founded BSP to represent Dalits and Buddhists people of India.
Thus Mayawati changed her career path and joined politics.

Mayawati won for the first time in the Lok Sabha elections of 1989 from Bijnor.

April 1994 - Elected to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh

In 1995, while a member of the Rajya Sabha (Upper House), she became a Chief Minister in a short-lived coalition government
Became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh 4 times –
(1) 1995 : 3rd June, 1995 to 18th October, 1995
(2) 1997 : 21st March, 1997 to 20th September, 1997
(3) 2002 : 3rd May, 2002 to 26th August, 2003
(4) 2007 : 13th May, 2007 to till date

15th December, 2001 –
BSP founder Kanshi Ram declared her as the sole heir and political successor of him and the “Bahujan Movement” at a grand rally in the Lakshman Mela ground on the bank of river Gomti in the Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow.

At Kanshi Ram's funeral ceremonies in 2006, Mayawati said they had both been following Buddhist traditions and customs. She performed the last rites at the of Kanshi Ram. As per customs Females are not allowed to do last rites of dead person.
She said that she will convert to Buddhism after getting an absolute majority at the Centre


2007 –
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has been listed as one of the top eight woman achievers by the Newsweek magazine.

One of the reason behind the success of Mayawati is that People of India are tired of all the Indian Political parties, thus any 3rd option people see they choose to vote for them in a hope that that new political party will change their life .

Controversies –

As a Chief Minister, Mayawati erected number of statues of Buddhist and Dalit icons like Bhimrao Ambedkar, Shahuji Maharaj, Gautam Buddha, BSP founder Kanshi Ram and of herself.The statues and the memorial parks in which they are erected are said to have cost the state Rs. 2000 Crore.

In February 2010, Mayawati's government approved a plan for a special police force to protect the statues.

In 2007-08 assessment year, Mayawati paid an income tax of Rupees 26 crores, ranking among the top 20 taxpayers in the country.

In 2002-2003 She was charged with corruption which is known as Taj Heritage Corridor case
The CBI had registered the first information report against Mayawati on October 5, 2003, after the apex court had ordered it to probe the Rs175 crore Taj heritage corridor scandal.
The total estimated cost of the project was Rs. 175 crore that is (US$ 44 million).
It said that the project money was taken by Mayawati and CBI conducted extensive searches on her various addresses, and claimed that though she had claimed income of only Rs. 1.1 crores during her tenure as CM, her bank balance in a single bank went up to 2.5 crore and total assets held by her were estimated at Rs.15 crore.
The CBI, in its affidavit filed in July 2009, said the competent authority had already decided to file the final report under section 173 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) in the designated trial court.
In an affidavit filed the investigating agency said there was evidence to prove that the BSP chief and her family members had acquired assets far beyond their legal sources of income.
At one point a warrant was out for her arrest, but she was granted a stay.
The Taj Corridor project was a project to upgrade tourist facilities near the Taj Mahal Currently this case is pending and will take more than fifty years to be decided or may be the case will be dismissed saying lack of evidence.
In 2007, the governor prevented Mayawati from being prosecuted by refusing to lift her official immunity. This project totally failed and I do not know what happened to this money, how much money was wasted or spend regarding this project. I do not understand why Media does not follow it in right direction this case.
Apr 23, 2010
CBI informed the Supreme Court that it will consider a representation made by the Uttar Pradesh chief minister for closure of proceedings against her in the corruption case in view of the favourable orders passed by income tax authorities.

Aug 27, 2010
CBI told the Supreme Court that there was a fit case for prosecution of the UP chief minister in a disproportionate assets case.
Countering Mayawati's argument, CBI, in its affidavit before the SC, argued that the I-T Appellate Tribunal's finding, which had already been appealed against in Allahabad HC, could not be cited as evidence in a criminal case in which investigation had been completed and the agency was ready with the charge sheet against her.
Before this CBI had shown willingness to consider her plea to accept the I-T department's certificate to her as recently as April this year. Its rejection of the certificate now coincides with escalation of tension between Congress and BSP

In this way our politicians get free of charge .
Same thing happened in the disproportionate assets (DA) cases of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and RJD chief Lalu Prasad in which proceedings were closed on the basis of the findings of income tax authorities and on
the advice of law officers.

This clearly shows that we need to change our laws and system.
In this way hope you understand nothing will happen in CWG corruption also.
Every political party and media is silent on this problem.


Is it possible in India that Media and News TV channels can be purchased to hide the news from public ?

The CBI had registered the corruption case against Mayawati, questioning how her declared assets of Rs.1 crore in 2003 went up to Rs.50 crore in 2007.

In 2007 Mayawati declared her net worth Rs.52 crore and In year 2010 she declared her net worth , which is property or say money more than Rs. 87 crore Gain of at least Rs.35 crore .
The details of her assets are:
Bank deposits worth Rs 11.39 crore and cash up to Rs 12.95 lakh. She holds 1034.26 grams of gold (18 cts) and diamonds (380.17 cts) worth Rs 86.8 lakh. she has 18.5 kg of silverware worth Rs 4.44 lakh. The value of murals and other assets in her possession is said to be worth another Rs 15 lakh.Mayawati owns property, both commercial and residential, in Connaught Place, Okhla, and Sardar Patel Marg, in Delhi, besides land in Lucknow Cantonment area and elsewhere. Their cumulative cost is valued at around Rs 73 crore.
Mayawati owns is her new, sprawling bungalow under construction on Sardar Patel Marg in New Delhi. This asset alone accounts for about Rs54.08 crore. Mayawati owns a huge bungalow in Lucknow, too, which is worth Rs1.8 crore

Once again I have to say
Corruption is our religion

Suggested Reading –
Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar – A Brief Biography
The journey of a talent from untouchable human being to the heights where very few reach.
http://realityviews.blogspot.com/2009/12/dr-bhimrao-ramji-ambedkar-brief.html