Prabin tells you why he is proud of Mayawati’s statues:
So I believe, what is disconcerting to the political parties about the statues that Mayawati unveiling and the Memorials she is constructing is not the wastage of precious resource – there are a lot many instances of govt. squandering revenues and tax payers money- but the fact that by doing so she is fortifying a political space which will be inaccessible for them for a long time. The space she is creating for the Dalit icons, if not opposed and embroiled into some sort of controversy, will not only be a testimony of Dalit pride but also an indictment of Hindu parties of their indifference to Dalits. And by creating such grandiose structures with huge expenses Mayawati is ensuring BSP is not outfoxed in its own political battlefield in future by those who are crying wolf now.
Strong argument.
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That is too weak an argument, kuffir !! Two wrongs do not make a right. How is putting up statues of dalits any worse than that of brahmins ? It should not make you think too hard to understand that spending Rs 1000 crores on the statues is a blatant misuse of public money. I wonder how the poor , hungry dalit with no education is going to appreciate this !!
samuel,
you do have a point but please go check the great debate happening at prabin’s blog. there are more supporters than dissenters over there.
Dear Samuel,
it may be too weak an argument for you, because we are dalits and you think that dalits doesnt required any history or doesnt have any right to create such things. If you refer history in that also people have this thoughts. But now the time have changed by the way where did you get this 1000 crore fig(Because all the media which is controlled by the Manuvadhis created such hype)please if you want you can get the actual spending from UP govt. by the way its all spent from different departments, not from ministry of education or other ministries. I dont know wether you know the Uttarpradesh state or not if you compare now and past govt spending for development of poor, Dalits Mayavathiji is doing great job why don’t you guys appriciate that. In that park the people who are in construction, cleaning, helping are poor Dalits, they are getting their job. not like Andhra State and others states spending Crores of rupees on religious name like Varuna Yagam for rain etc. the park it self will generate income interms of attracting tourist from different parts of the country.eg each year lakhs of Dalits will come MUMBAI to VISIT SIVAJI PARK IN DADAR MUMBAI TO PAY HOMAGE TO DR BR AMBEDKAR IN DECEMBER. I my self planing to come to India specially to visit this place, not only this year I will visit this place every year.