Though the new Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr Akhilesh Yadav, had said that his Government would not act out of vendetta, the PWD Minister and senior Samajwadi Party leader, Mr Shivpal Singh Yadav, has sought a report of all the dream projects of Ms Mayawati.
Soon after assuming charge as Minister, Mr Yadav sought justification for the various dream projects of former Chief Minister Ms Mayawati dotting the State capital and Noida, and also why some constructions were pulled down and rebuilt.
In a recent meeting with senior officials, he asked them to submit the reply in a week's time. “A detailed report on the justification for construction of memorials and parks has been sought within a week's time after which the utility of expenditure and allegations of corruption in the contract process will also be looked into, if required,” Mr Yadav, who is also the Irrigation Minister, said on Tuesday.
There has to be some justification for pulling down a jail, a Government colony and several offices for setting up another park and memorial when several already existed, Mr Yadav said, adding that officials have been asked to justify the dislocation of so many people for a park and under what conditions permission was given for them.