The native village of the Samajwadi Party (SP) founder, late Mulayam Singh Yadav, is a source of both pride and envy for the people of the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency.
This time Dimple Yadav is seeking reelection from her father-in-law's stronghold, which votes on May 7. Her main competition is expected to be Jayveer Singh Thakur, the tourism minister in the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). While many voters, especially those from in and around Saifai, feel indebted to Mulayam Singh Yadav for transforming the arid region into an "adarsh sheher (model town)", others see this development as symptomatic of favouritism. They argue that the resources could have been distributed more evenly among other villages.
"Though Mulayam Singhji did the right thing, what was the need to corner everything? So many buildings are now just lying vacant. They could have given some things to other villages, as well. Couple it with the domineering attitude of the Yadavs in recent years. So, where will people from other samaj (communities) go," says Ram Lodhi, a native Jatpura village who owns a shop in Mainpuri's Sadar Bazaar. He claims that crores of rupees are now lying "waste" as the work has been stalled on several projects in Saifai village, once the government changed in Uttar Pradesh in 2017.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة May 07, 2024 من Business Standard.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة May 07, 2024 من Business Standard.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
OpenAI forms safety board led by Altman
OpenAI has created a board committee to evaluate the safety and security of its artificial intelligence models, a governance change made weeks after its top executive on the the subject resigned and the company effectively disbanded his internal team.
Apple's iPhone sales in China up 52% in April
Apple's smartphone shipments in China rose 52 per cent in April from a year ago, extending a rebound seen in March, according to data from a research firm affiliated the Chinese government.
SAfrica's surprise poll challenger evokes past anti-apartheid struggle
The 59-year-old Dumisani Ndlovu has voted in every South Africa national election since he and the rest of the Black majority finally won the right 30 years ago.
London moves to revive its reputation as a financial hub
As fears have grown that the city is losing its attractiveness for publicly traded businesses, Britain's government is making changes to bring them back.
GST fitment panel likely to consider dropping 12% slab
Revamped GST rates may be implemented this financial year
HAL Nashik unit cranks up to 24 Tejas jets a year
Discover how HAL races to deliver180 Mk1As in undera decade, ramping up production to meet rising demand
NEW NON-FARM JOBS IN Q2FY23 - Tally higher than Q1 but fell short of Omicron-hit Q4FY22
Fresh job creation in the nine major non-farm recovered sectors sequentially in the September quarter of FY23 but remained below new job additions during the Omicron-hit March quarter of FY22, according to latest government data.
Purvanchal battle isn't easy for BJP and allies
FUTI ive years ago, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) creditable performance across Uttar Pradesh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's emphatic victory margin at Varanasi concealed a series of nail-biting contests in nearly half a dozen seats in districts close to this Lok Sabha constituency.
Ludhiana's textile industry wants govt to stitch up FTAs
Ludhiana's textile industry is navigating through a sea of challenges, adapting to a new normal of subdued demand, while pinning its hopes on governmental support for the establishment of a mega textile park and the signing of free trade agreements (FTAs) with developed economies.
Reliance to buy Russian oil in roubles
Reliance Industries, operator of the world's biggest refining complex, has signed a one-year deal with Russia's Rosneft to buy at least 3 million barrels of oil a month in roubles, four sources aware of the matter told Reuters.
