Ambedkar memorial:SC rejects Maya plea

UPs counsels,including Mayawatis aide S C Mishra,argued that since lakhs of people were expected to come to the park for the nirvana divas of B R Ambedkar on December 6,it was necessary to undertake certain works at the memorial.

Opposing the states plea,A M Singhvi,appearing for petitioners Mithilesh Kumar Singh and Gomti Nagar Sanstha said such arguments cannot be trusted as the state had earlier violated the undertaking given to the court that it would stop all construction works at the site.

The apex court,however,said it would examine the plea further when the main matter related to the larger issue of whether such constructions could be carried out at the expense of tax-payers money comes up for hearing on November 30.