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Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش, pronounced [ˈʊt̪t̪ə
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Former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh state Mayawati, whose party suffered a crushing defeat in he recently held elections, speaks during a press conference, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, May 19, 2012. Authorities in the state are now investigating whether Mayawati�s park projects honoring the contribution of dalits to the nation, including the father of the constitution B.R. Ambedkar, was an elaborate swindle. The northern state\'s government is investigating millions of dollars it says were misappropriated by Mayawati\'s administration as it built the statues and monuments.
Former Chief Minister of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati addresses a press conference in New Delhi on May 19, 2012. Police in northern India are probing alleged fraud in the construction of giant sculptures of elephants and low-caste political heroes that were the USD 1.2-billion pet projects of former leader Mayawati. Mayawati, the populist chief minister of Uttar Pradesh state until March, built memorial parks containing sandstone and granite statues despite criticism that the money could have been better spent on the poor.
Indians stand near a charred bus that burst into flames late Friday night, in Bahraich, about 130 kilometers (80 miles) southeast of Lucknow, India, Saturday, May 19, 2012. The overloaded bus carrying pilgrims to a Muslim shrine rammed into a parked truck and burst into flames overnight, killing more than a dozen and injuring more than two dozen in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, police said Saturday.
An ornately designed fountain sculpted with elephants heads, the party symbol of former Uttar Pradesh state chief minister Mayawati, stands at Ambedkar Park in Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. The new government in Uttar Pradesh state is investigating millions it says were misappropriated by Mayawati\'s government as it built statues and monuments into parks honoring the contribution of dalits, the lowest Hindu caste, to the nation, including the father of the constitution, B.R. Ambedkar.
Indian men walk near statues of elephants, the party symbol of former Uttar Pradesh state chief minister Mayawati, at Ambedkar Park in Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 16, 2012. The new government in Uttar Pradesh state is investigating millions it says were misappropriated by Mayawati\'s government as it built the statues and monuments.
Participant Ajay veer Singh flashes the victory sign after winning a race \'Nasha Mukti Abhiyan\' (De-addiction Campaign) organized to spread awareness against drug use at the India-Pakistan Wagah Border on April 29, 2012. Indian woman Sarabjit Kaur from Jalandhar won the 10 kilometer race and Indian man Ajay veer Singh from Uttar Pradesh won the 20 kilometer race.
Former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh state Mayawati, whose party suffered a crushing defeat in he recently held elections, speaks during a press conference, in New Delhi, India, Saturday, May 19, 2012. Authorities in the state are now investigating whether Mayawati�s park projects honoring the contribution of dalits to the nation, including the father of the constitution B.R. Ambedkar, was an elaborate swindle. The northern state's government is investigating millions of dollars it says were misappropriated by Mayawati's administration as it built the statues and monuments.
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