Maya's wrath: Maya suspends two IAS officers

LUCKNOW: Within hours of taking over reins of power in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday suspended two IAS officers on charges of neglecting upkeep of a park named after dalit icon B R Ambedkar.

Lucknow Development Authority Vice-Chairman B B Singh and former PWD Principal Secretary S K Agarwal were suspended after Mayawati visited the park in posh Gomti Nagar area in the city.

The Chief Minister also ordered a probe against retired engineer of Rajkiya Nirman Nigam R S Yadav in connection with "utter neglect" of the park.

"Sentiments of the Bahujan Samaj Party have been hurt by this utter neglect," Mayawati told reporters at the park.

"Regimes keep changing but it is not proper to neglect the ideological symbol of any party," she said.

Expecting a visit by Mayawati, authorities made frantic efforts to clean and beautify the park pressing a large number of labourers into the job.

Other statues of Dr Ambedkar in the state capital were also cleaned in anticipation of Chief Minister's visit.