New board at Mayawati's official bungalow declares it as 'Sri Kanshiram Ji Yadgar Vishram Sthal'

As Mayawati makes preparations to shift to a new house in the wake of a Supreme Court order asking former Uttar Pradesh chief ministers to vacate their official accommodations, a board today came up on the government bungalow which the BSP chief currently occupies, declaring it as Sri Kanshiram Ji Yadgar Vishram Sthal.

The BSP supremo currently lives in the sprawling 13 A Mall Avenue bungalow, in her capacity as a former chief minister of the state, and she has decided to move to another one just across the road to the 9, Mall Avenue, which she purchased in 2010.

This morning, however , the party got a new board on the 13-A building declaring it 'Sri Kanshiram ji Yadgar Vishram Sthal' (Sri Kanshiram ji memorial rest house). The board also carries a picture of BSP ideologue Kanshiram.

Explaining reasons behind the new board, a senior BSP functionary said the bungalow has been associated with party founder Kanshiram in several ways. He claimed it was allotted in the name of Kanshiram and that is why the board has been put up.

However, when contacted, a senior officer in the Estate Department said, "As per our knowledge, the bungalow was allotted to Mayawati in her capacity as a former CM. But since a board has come up there in the name of Kanshiramji, we will look into our records."