Mayawati promises no park, no memorials,if elected

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP supremo Mayawati has promised a big change from her last stint in power - no statues, memorials or parks. Addressing a gathering in Lucknow on Tuesday, she said that we do not need to make any new monuments or parks in the name of those who were our guiding lights - we have already done it. She further said that if  BSP form the government again I will concentrate in governing the state to the best possible ability.

"When we form the government with an absolute majority in 2022, we will implement our policy of 'sarvajan hitaay sarva jan sukhaay ' as we did in 2007. At the time, we did not just look after the interests of Dalits and backwards but also of those from the upper castes. Our party is not for one caste or religion... it is a party for all sections of society," said Mayawati. This is not the first time she has vowed to swear off ostentatious memorials dedicated to herself. The four-time Chief Minister had made a similar promise to voters in 2016, before the last state election. As Chief Minister, Mayawati commissioned parks and sprawling monuments with giant statues of herself, BSP founder Kanshi Ram and elephants (her party's symbol) in the name of "Dalit pride".