<p>Lawyer Kanahiyalal Rajput has moved an application before the tehsildar seeking permission to build a “Mayawati Temple” on his personal land in Nathpur village.<br /><br />Rajput equated the BSP supremo with Lord Buddha and said that there was nothing wrong in constructing a temple after her. “Mayawati is revered by the dalits and down trodden...she is like a goddess for many people in the country,” Rajput said.<br /><br />He felt deeply hurt when the opposition parties criticised Mayawati for accepting currency garland during a party rally in Lucknow recently. “People will be able to freely garland Mayawati in the proposed temple,” he said.<br /><br />Tehsildar Rajesh Shukla has admitted to having received such an application from Rajput. “The administration has nothing to do with the temple construction...if some one wants to build a temple on his land, he is free to do so,” Shukla said.<br /><br />He, however, said that he has forwarded the application to his senior officials for necessary action. “Since the idol to be installed in the temple will be of a living person, it will be appropriate if prior permission is obtained from her,” he said.<br /><br />Rajput is however undettered and has approached local BSP leaders to fulfil his wish.<br /><br />Ex-Armymen to guard monuments<br /><br />Lucknow, DHNS: Uttar Pradesh government on Friday said that it would recruit ex-Army personnel to guard the memorials and monuments built after dalit icons in the state.<br />Speaking to reporters here on Friday, Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh said that the state cabinet took the decision to recruit ex-Armymen to guard the memorials and monuments in its meeting, which was presided over by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati.<br />Singh said that the memorials and monuments of dalit icons in Lucknow and Noida faced a threat from casteist and anti-dalit forces. <br />The state cabinet, keeping this in view, approved the setting up of a force comprising around 1200 ex-servicemen. The force will be headed by an ex-Army officer of the rank of a colonel, he said.</p>
<p>Lawyer Kanahiyalal Rajput has moved an application before the tehsildar seeking permission to build a “Mayawati Temple” on his personal land in Nathpur village.<br /><br />Rajput equated the BSP supremo with Lord Buddha and said that there was nothing wrong in constructing a temple after her. “Mayawati is revered by the dalits and down trodden...she is like a goddess for many people in the country,” Rajput said.<br /><br />He felt deeply hurt when the opposition parties criticised Mayawati for accepting currency garland during a party rally in Lucknow recently. “People will be able to freely garland Mayawati in the proposed temple,” he said.<br /><br />Tehsildar Rajesh Shukla has admitted to having received such an application from Rajput. “The administration has nothing to do with the temple construction...if some one wants to build a temple on his land, he is free to do so,” Shukla said.<br /><br />He, however, said that he has forwarded the application to his senior officials for necessary action. “Since the idol to be installed in the temple will be of a living person, it will be appropriate if prior permission is obtained from her,” he said.<br /><br />Rajput is however undettered and has approached local BSP leaders to fulfil his wish.<br /><br />Ex-Armymen to guard monuments<br /><br />Lucknow, DHNS: Uttar Pradesh government on Friday said that it would recruit ex-Army personnel to guard the memorials and monuments built after dalit icons in the state.<br />Speaking to reporters here on Friday, Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh said that the state cabinet took the decision to recruit ex-Armymen to guard the memorials and monuments in its meeting, which was presided over by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati.<br />Singh said that the memorials and monuments of dalit icons in Lucknow and Noida faced a threat from casteist and anti-dalit forces. <br />The state cabinet, keeping this in view, approved the setting up of a force comprising around 1200 ex-servicemen. The force will be headed by an ex-Army officer of the rank of a colonel, he said.</p>
