How Samajwadi Party authorities spent a whole lot of crores of public cash in Saifai pageant

CM Yogi Adityanath had mentioned just lately that the state of UP is not identified for the notorious Saifai pageant, however it now hosts main cultural occasions just like the Ayodhya Deepotsav and the Divya Kumbh. During the Samajwadi Party regime, the Saifai pageant, organised yearly on the Saifai village, the seat of the Mulayam Singh Yadav clan in Etawah district, had usually made headlines, for the incorrect causes.
For a state struggling to offer the fundamental requirements like roads, energy provide, jobs, highway transport and meals, the annual extravagance and festivities with the taxpayers’ cash have been seen as a vulgar show of energy and household politics.
Akhilesh Yadav introduced extra movie stars after ascending to the state energy in 2012
In March 2012, Akhilesh Yadav grew to become the chief minister of the state. Soon after that, the entire state equipment was deployed within the preparations of this pageant scheduled in December 2012. This pageant included the efficiency of common artists like singer Kailash Kher and poet Munawwar Rana. Stand-up comic Kapil Sharma was accompanied by Pakistani comic Irfan Ali Hasan. Singer Sapna Mukharji and dancer Shyamak Dawar have been additionally those among the many key sights of the pageant that yr.
These performances have been coupled with even greater star performances like singing performances by Bollywood singer Shaan and dance numbers by Hrithik Roshan who was additionally felicitated and awarded after his efficiency. Not to overlook, every thing on this 14-day pageant was paid for by the state. However, throughout Mayawati’s regime from 2007 to 2012, the glamour across the pageant was considerably diminished, possibly because of the lack of energy.

Grandeour of the pageant elevated in 2013 regardless of Muzaffarnagar riots
In 2013, violent and brutal riots had occurred in Muzaffarnagar. Relief camps have been set for the victims of the riots. As the pageant was scheduled in December, it was proper in the midst of a chilly wave. Children and children have been dying in these reduction camps and the federal government together with its ministers and officers was busy organizing and having fun with the pageant that included common songs and dance numbers. NGOs and other people from the reduction camps in Shahpur village saved crying however none was listened to. Entertaining the occasion leaders and their grand household was much more essential for the entire system slightly than saving the riot victims who have been shivering in chilly. When individuals have been searching for assist to save lots of their lives, ministers have been busy responding to the jokes cracked by the star comedians.
When Mulayam Singh Yadav’s consideration was drawn in direction of the very fact, he dodged the query by terming it as a hearsay. Mulayam Singh Yadav had then claimed that this was a transfer by the BJP to malign the picture of the Samajwadi Party and its authorities within the state. Adding to this, the chief secretary of the state went on to make a controversial assertion whereby he had mentioned that no one dies of chilly.
The Saifai pageant can be organized as an initiative to save lots of the agricultural and folks tradition and promote native artwork. But in actuality, there was nothing folks or rural, as a substitute, it catered typical Bollywood leisure to the ministers and officers spending the federal government funds. There have been Qawwali classes, stand-up comedy performances, Bollywood dance, and singing exhibits. Rather than rural and folks artists, celebrities from the cinema have been the important thing sights of this pageant. Besides, there was once a cycle marathon, wrestling competitors, and children singing program.
As the pageant superior within the month of January 2014, so did enhance the delinquent actions of the goon of the SP. There emerged a ruckus in the midst of the continuing Saifai pageant and the police barely used the drive to regulate the mob. But depart alone settling down, the general public began beating the police again. This was the situation of regulation and order in Uttar Pradesh below Akhilesh Yadav.
तारीख़ – 10 जनवरी 2014,UP की कहानी मीडिया की ज़ुबानी,इसीलिए नई नहीं,वही सपा है !! pic.twitter.com/afhHeT9GbT— Shalabh Mani Tripathi (@shalabhmani) January 11, 2022
The police complained about this sudden violent behaviour of the individuals to the CM however nothing occurred as all of them belonged to the native village of the state’s ruler.
Hundreds of crores spent for Bollywood stars whereas UP lacked primary requirements
In 2014, round Rs.334 Cr was spent on this pageant out of which Rs. 100 Cr was spent on the Bollywood evening alone. Salman Khan and Madhuri Dixit have been additionally among the many friends. At the opposite finish of the state in Muzaffarnagar, victims of the riots staying in reduction camps have been dying within the chilly.
Back in Saifai, Mulayam Singh Yadav was saying that there’s no one within the reduction camps and everybody there had gone again to their houses. Arrangements of eating and lodging have been made for greater than 1000 VVIP friends. More than 400 officers and different employees from the federal government have been deployed for the group of this pageant.
It was the pageant that witnessed greater than 85 takeoffs and landings of helicopters in a matter of some days. It took a complete of 9 airplanes to carry the VVIPs and friends to this pageant. This yr Ranveer Singh and Mallika Sherawat have been the primary sights.
The subsequent version of this pageant was organized in December 2015. Mulayam Singh Yadav inaugurated this system. This was the 18th Saifai Festival which is organized within the reminiscence of Ranveer Singh Yadav, nephew of Mulayam Singh Yadav. The pageant had every thing from Ghazal classes to mild and sound exhibits. Lisa Hayden, Ranveer Singh, and Hrithik Roshan have been among the many invitees whereas Boman Irani, Huma Quraishi, singer Arijit Singh, Parineeti Chopra, Jaqueline Fernandes, Sushant Singh, Vaani Kapoor, Richa Chadhdha, Lorin D’souza have been the collaborating performers.
The pageant added extra glamour in 2016 when actresses like Sonam Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan took half within the performances together with Ranveer Singh. The Bollywood couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan have been supplied a ‘Royal Feast’ by the federal government. Singer Ankit Tiwari carried out on the pageant. People had a chance to maneuver steps onto the rhythm beats with Arjun Kapoor. Sonakshi Sinha and Mika Singh shared the stage for performances. Ranveer Singh took it a step additional. He was seen falling flat on the toes of Mulayam Singh Yadav. It is notable that even on this pageant, individuals threw away the chairs and made a ruckus with the police drive on the spot.
Bollywood celebrities have been ferried on chartered flights.
PIC: @RanveerOfficial with Arjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Saif Ali Khan , Kareena Kareena & Sonakshi Sinha #SAIFAI pic.twitter.com/tBFwNDHCpL— Ranveerians Worldwide (@RanveeriansFC) January 13, 2016
In truth, there have been performances by artists like Javed Ali, Ali Abram, Karishma Tanna, Sunil Grover, Ashraf Ali, and Uday Singh Gouri. There was a ruckus and regulation and order points on the pageant in 2014. The police lathi-charged.
In 2017, the Yadav household was entangled in home disputes, and therefore the pageant was not organized. The identical yr, the state witnessed a change within the authorities and since then, the Saifai Mahotsav got here to an abrupt cease.
The Saifai pageant had began in 1997. Mulayam’s nephew Ranveer Singh Yadav was once the primary organizer of this pageant who handed away in 2002. After his loss of life, this pageant is being organized in his reminiscence yearly. His son Tej Pratap Yadav now takes care of the organizing half. He was elected because the MP from the Mainpuri constituency in 2014 on the age of 26. This Lok Sabha seat was once the house floor for Mulayam Singh Yadav. Tej Pratap Yadav is married to Rajlakshmi Yadav who’s the daughter of Lalu Prasad Yadav.