akhilesh: the prince
The moment Akhilesh Yadav formed the government in Uttar
Pradesh, there was a furore in the camp of those industrialist houses
that had backed out from paying the share money at the fag end of the
2009 elections. The total amount is around Rs 800 crore (and we have the
list). Approximately Rs 600 crore is said to have been spent on these
elections by Mulayam Singh & Co. With the SP back in power,
industrialists especially those with businesses in Greater Noida and
Lucknow are ready to pay the pending amount. Mulayam Singh, however, is
in no mood to entertain them so soon. Though he has installed Akhilesh
Yadav as CM, he still calls all the shots. One of the major decisions
taken by the new government is to do away with the monopoly of Gurdeep
Singh Chadha alias Ponty Chaddha in the liquor business. If sources are
to be believed, all liquor shops in UP will be allotted to SP workers,
who have been thirsty for last five years. This is typically the Mulayam
style of keeping his workers happy and rich. Akhilesh Yadav was also
not allowed to choose his cabinet and Mulayam’s old team of Shiv Pal
Singh Yadav, Ram Gopal Yadav and Mohd Azam Khan are very much in the
government. Akhilesh Yadav’s claim to have a clean government will be
tested when he stops the collection of gunda tax which was to the tune
of Rs 3 crore per day from contractors and big business houses in the
Mayawati regime.g
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