http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...UP-lokayukta-says/articleshow_b2/20153832.cms
So. Politicians/Bureaucrats Vs Manskita??? Pls Answer?? I wish this money should have been spent on education of meritorious Dalit Students !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But No, Big Sharks siphoned this off !!!!!!!!??????
Mayawati's men siphoned off Rs 1,400 crore in dalit memorial scam, UP lokayukta says
- around of Rs 4,188 crore spent on the purchase and finishing of stones for the memorials, around 35% was pocketed by politicians, bureaucrats, engineers and contractors.
-It was also found during investigation that Siddiqui and Kushwaha had a tiff over sharing commission paid by the contractors. Kushwaha got larger share in comparison to Siddiqui. Kushwaha was later expelled from the BSP after his named figured in the NRHM scam.
- in May 2012 when police conducted a preliminary investigation on a complaint. It found that anomalies took place at every step from plantation of trees to allotment of construction contracts.
- it was found that a consortium of 39 mining leaseholders from Mirzapur was formed for sandstone supply. The formation of consortium was illegal as several mining leaseholders had not renewed their mining licenses. The expenditure on purchasing and supply of sandstone shown on paper was allegedly more than double of actual cost.
- Official cost of carving of the elephant installed in memorials was shown Rs 48 lakh on papers but only Rs 5 lakh per statute was paid. The memorials have over 200 statues of elephant. Over 37,000 palm trees were imported from the Middle East for the memorials. A tree costing Rs 5000 was purchased at Rs 25,000.
No study was done to find out whether imported trees will survive in new conditions or not. As a result, of the total trees bought, only around 10% survived.
- Also, on papers it was stated that bulbs and lights for lightening and electrification in and around memorials were imported from Belgium and Denmark but in reality duplicates were purchased from Noida and Gurgaon.