In a major relief to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, who has sparked off a controversy with her statue unveiling spree, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay installation of statues of her and other prominent Dalit leaders in Noida. The apex Court said it cannot interfere in the matter in which the approval has been granted by the state Cabinet. "If it has been approved by the government, this court cannot interfere," a Bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan said, when an application seeking to maintain the status quo on the works was mentioned before it. "If the cabinet has approved it, then we can't do anything," the Bench said.The Uttar Pradesh government had proposed to install statues of several BSP leaders including that of Mayawati and party founder Kanshi Ram in the gigantic 4-km long walled area along the bank of river Yamuna in Noida.
The apex Court had on June 29 issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on Kant's petition, alleging misuse of public funds for the installation of statues of Mayawati, Kanshi Ram and that of elephants--BSP's election symbol--at a park in Lucknow. The Court said that the fresh application will be heard along with the main petition. Senior advocates Harish Salve and Satish Chandra Mishra, a close aide of Mayawati, opposed the fresh application filed by Kant.
The apex Court had on June 29 issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government on Kant's petition, alleging misuse of public funds for the installation of statues of Mayawati, Kanshi Ram and that of elephants--BSP's election symbol--at a park in Lucknow. The Court said that the fresh application will be heard along with the main petition. Senior advocates Harish Salve and Satish Chandra Mishra, a close aide of Mayawati, opposed the fresh application filed by Kant.
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