Apex court sets 6-hr deadline for Mayawati

"You have time till 7 this evening to clear out all workers," is the apex court's stern deadline to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati to stop all work at her memorials that are being constructed.

Taking serious note of the violation of its order, the apex court said "nobody should be allowed to enter these sites except the guards".

The Supreme Court called it a serious matter and said if the facts stated in newspapers and television channels are correct, then the UP government is trying to play with fire; it is playing hide and seek.

The UP government had told the court that only maintenance work is being carried out at the sites, but the apex court said, "We fear that under the pretext of maintenance, the court order is brazenly violated."