Proud of the Statues

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 ... [Follow Original Article link for full content.]