A Centre for Media Studies report showed that the corruption has increased in UP.The Central Bureau of Investigation said there was "strong evidence" against incumbent Chief MinisterMayawati in a case about disproportionate assets for a public figure;while Samajwadi party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav also has a case pending against him in a similar case.Out of a total of 403
MLAs, 143 face criminal charges.
The Chief Election Commissioner has raised concerns about the use of money in the election for some form of undue campaigning.After the EC imposed restrictions on the movement of unaccounted money, police checks across UP netted over 12 crores in cash, several kilogrammes of silver and weapons, leading to the arrest of at least one person.
The Uttar Pradesh government was also sent a notice by the national government for alleged corruption in MGNREGA. Mayawati, however rejected the allegations as "politically motivated.She has also been accused by former minister Avdesh Verma of selling party tickets in the election for Rs. 4 crores.Furthermore, the BSP also expelled Badshah Singh and Babu Singh Kushwaha, who had been removed after CBI evidence of corruption, from the party on charges of corruption.
During the tenure of the incumbent CM Mayawati, opposition parties have accused her of constructing parks and statues of herself and other dalit icons such as Ambedkar and Kanshi Ram in places such as Noida and Lucknow that cost the exchequer crores of rupees in the name of development and social upliftment for dalits.The Uttar Pradesh government was also criticised by theSupreme Court for not halting the construction of the memorials.despite an order to do so.On 7 January the Chief Election Commissioner S. Y. Quraishi ordered for the veiling of statues of all political figures except for Mohandas Gandhi, as well as veiling the BSP's symbol the elephant, in order to have a "level playing field" by 11 January at 17:00, according to the District Magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar, though Chief Electoral Officer Umesh Sinha said the deadline was 15 January but the government should try and do so earlier in view of the implementation of code of conduct. However, in Lucknow BSP activists were reported to have removed the a veil minutes after it had been installed. The BSP called the move as "completely wrong" and "not justified.Quraishi dismissed criticism of the order as "ill-informed" and add that he was "surprised [the order] has been taken as something unusual. There is a model code of conduct which says there should be a level-playing field for all candidates and parties." On 9 January, social activist Dheeraj Singh filed a PIL in the Allahabad High Court challenging the EC's order on the grounds that the elephants represent Ganesha and veiling them could hurt public sentiment. On 11 January the High Court dismissed the petition as "withdrawn" on technical groundsवैशाखियों पे चल रही ये सरकार, देखिए...
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