In Congress-BSP fight, UP’s development stands to loose

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Lucknow, Oct 14 : Political rivalry, especially between the Centre and the state, on the eve of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, is costing Uttar Pradesh very dear.

Development projects kicked off by off by the Centre and which needed the state government’s approval are purposely put on the backburner and the same fate is being meted out to projects that have been kicked off by the state government.

In fact, political parties and the personal ambitions of the politicians are dwarfing the growth and development of the state to such an extent that the state stand on the lowest rung of development in the country. Lest any particular party or leader run away with the honor of ushering in development and industrialization in the state, there is a mad rush among political rivals to put up roadblocks to any development project that is being planned for the state.

In Rae Bareli and Sultanpur districts itself, the parliamentary constituencies of Sonia Gandhi and party general secretary Rahul Gandhi, as many as five projects are hanging fire due to the hurdles being put up by the state government.

The souring of the relations between the Centre and state has not only cast a shadow on the rail coach factory in Rae Bareli, but also hampered the progress of at least four other ambitious projects that are coming up in the region, where the state government has either not given its NOC or not acquired land for them yet.

Approximately 350 acres of land is required for the Hindustan Paper Mills factory in Jagdishpur, in Amethi, which will be set up at an estimated costy of Rs 11,000 crore. More than a year has elapsed, but the district administration is yet to arrange for the land.

The Rajiv Gandhi Petroleum Institute’s foundation, too, was laid almost a year back by Sonia Gandhi on the 50 acres of land belonging to the Petroleoum ministry, but the institute still needs an additional 200 acres of land, which the state government has not made available yet.