Mayawati...Mayawati.......Mayawati

Mayawati,the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh has now set her eyes on Delhi.She has spelt her intention in no uncertain terms and  has started fine tuning her strategy .As per a survey ,Mayawati would grab more than 40 Parliamentary seats in Uttar Pradesh alone.That is not significant considering her sweeping success in the Assembly election.Mayawati realises that no  no party would be able to form the government without her support,considering the present political alignment.She seems to be aware of this and is gearing up to exploit the situation to her advantage.A few years ago it would have been labeled as her hallucination to be the Prime Minister of India,but not now,considering the state of affairs of the National Parties.It is altogether a different matter how her ascendancy  will affect India's march towards prosperity and its rightful place among the developed nations of the world.

 

Mayawati is also tryng to replicate her success formula in other states .She has started to woo Brahmin's in Maharashtra.Next on the list are minorities,especially muslims.Considering the disarray in the Samajwadi Party,she his hopeful of making a dent in that community too.According to the survey,the Rashtriya Janta Dal of Lalu Prashad Yadav would be wiped out from Bihar this time;So will be the Lok Jan Shakti of Ram Vilas Paswan.That survey also indicated that Narendra Modi would improve upon his tally.But in the all India scenario, Congress would emerge as the biggest beneficiary but it can't cross the 225 mark .So the support of Mayawati would be crucial to form the government.

The position of Left in Kerala is very precarious and it will loose there heavily .The same can happen in West Bengal too,if Mamta Banerjee joins hands with Congress.The supporters of BJP are dismayed over its double-speak and the way it  dithered to support the Indo-US Nuclear deal which is very important for the country.It will suffer most because its voters are relatively literate and aware of the International affairs.Kapil Sibbal,the Science and Environment minister very aptly described that the "BJP  has kissed death".

 These political developments do not auger well for India as everybody knows how these regional leaders have conducted themselves in the past.They have grabbed their position by promising the most downtrodden segments of our society a better future. While they have managed to amass unbelievable fortune for themselves leaving the masses to remain in perpetual poverty.Perhaps politicians like Mayawati would like to change that perception.Her effort to beautify Varanshi is praisworthy and shows that she has the insight and vision. 

Historic Initiatives By Mayawati

The one decision to construct Greater Noida-Balia Expressway by Mayawati Government can change the entire landscape of Uttar Pradesh.Despite being embroiled in Taj Expressway controversy for years,Mayawati's thought about this mammoth project,only exemplifies her hidden developmental streak.Nobody even dared to think about this earlier but Mayawati not only conceptualised this and hopefully, will be able to complete in time also.

Had the central government taken such imitative then the state selected would have been either any southern state or north-western state.U.P andBihar come last in the reckoning, always.

This is more significant for the simple reason that a state chief minister has taken initiative of her own and if other chief ministers also follow her, then, the infrastructure woes of the country will be greatly reduced quickly.Nobody knows how much time National Highways Authority of India,NHAI, will take to provide better motorable roads to the citizens of this country.

As the U.P and Bihar have non-UPA governments,it would deliberately not speed up construction activities due to internal pressure.The condition of roads in U.P is not bad but it is far worse inBihar, mainly because of NHAI apathy.NHAI never bothers to repair even existing National Highways. So, constructing newer ones is asking for far too much.It is the state government ofBihar which is managing even NHAI roads.The reasons for NHAI's discriminatory attitude is known to everyone.Under the pressure of Rashtriya Janta Dal,NRJD, NHAI is skirting its responsibility.RJD,would obviously not want to see the contrasting picture under Nitish Kumar Government.Under its 16 years rule, RJD had ensured that no stretch of road remained motorable, so that Charwaha vidyalayas and bullock-cart transportation could be popularised.Nitish Kumar has constructed most of the state highways and peripheral roads but NHAI has ensured that the National Highways remain in such condition that deter any one from travelling on that path.

The proposed Expressways will pass through many ancient Pilgrimage centers.Travelling between Delhi-Kanpur,Kanpur-Allahabad,Allahabad-Varanasi would become a breeze and millions of reluctant people will finally start visiting the most sacred places on this earth.There will be all round developmental activities and millions of employment opportunities would be generated.

Mayawati has tremendous hold over bureaucracy and she is most likely to achieve this ambitious feat ,but politicians are already roaming with open daggers in their hands.They are most likely to stab from behind at the very first opportunity they get.LikeRJD of Bihar they would never like to see Mayawati as a chief minister who transformed U.P of her very own will.

If U.P. and Bihar have to come out of the rut then the respective state governments have to take bold and path braking initiatives.Bundelkhand has been facing famine for years now but no concrete measures were taken to improve the situation.Similarly,Kosi has been flooding a large part of Bihar but no measures to provide some solace to the victims were ever tried.One or two trains for Bihar announced by railway minister invites widespread derision and criticism but they fail to appreciate how this state has been overlooked for decades.

There are many aspects of Mayawati which can be debated and criticised but she should also be praised for what is due to her and this she deserves completely.