Mayawati said in her affidavit that her statues came into being "as the will of the state legislature to represent the will of the people". Telegraph pictureBahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday defended in the Supreme Court the construction of life-size statues of herself in Uttar Pradesh, saying they represent the "will of the people". Mayawati said in her affidavit that her statues came into being "as the will of the state legislature to represent the will of the people". She said funds for construction of the memorial and installation of statues were sanctioned through budgetary allocations after approval of the budget by the state legislature. Mayawati sought the dismissal of a plea, which alleged that pubic funds were misused in the construction of memorials and statues, saying it is politically motivated and a gross abuse of process of court of law.

Source: The Telegraph April 02, 2019 06:45 UTC