Maya: Cong spreading lies about land grabbing

Thu, 12 May 2011

12:12

UP CM Mayawati, reading from a prepared speech (no thunder, no bluster) says, the Congress is spreading lies and the Opposition parties are creating unrest, law and order problems, misleading the people.

She says the allegations of land grabbing are false, and the farmers were in fact, given adequate compensation and the land was sold voluntarily.In other words, she says the farmers' protests are not about compensation, but doesn't elaborate.

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