Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday took a dig on the Congress’ “Samvidhan Samman Sammelan” and urged folks to be cautious of the “double requirements” of the grand previous social gathering and its ally the Samajwadi Social gathering. She additionally made it clear that her social gathering wouldn’t type any alliance with the likes of the Samajwadi Social gathering and the Congress in any election.
In a sequence of posts on X, the Bahujan Samaj Social gathering (BSP) chief blasted the Congress for “not honouring” BR Ambedkar with the Bharat Ratna. The followers of Ambedkar won’t ever forgive the Congress, which organised the “Samvidhan Samman Sammelan” in Prayagraj, for not conferring the principle architect of the Structure with the Bharat Ratna throughout his lifetime or after his demise, Mayawati mentioned.
She additionally lashed out on the Congress for not declaring a single day of nationwide mourning following the demise of Kanshi Ram who, in accordance with Mayawati, gave impetus to Ambedkar’s motion. The Samajwadi Social gathering authorities in Uttar Pradesh at the moment additionally didn’t declare a state mourning, she mentioned.
“Be cautious of their double requirements of pondering, behaviour and character,” she mentioned in Hindi. The previous Uttar Pradesh chief minister additionally attacked the Congress over its demand for a caste survey, asking why it didn’t undertake the train throughout its tenures in authorities.
“The BSP has at all times been in favour of it as a result of it is extremely necessary for the advantage of the weaker sections,” Mayawati mentioned. Chief of the Opposition within the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday burdened the demand for a nationwide “caste census” through the “Samvidhan Samman Sammelan” and mentioned 90 per cent folks of the nation had been sitting out of the system and the step ought to be taken of their curiosity.
“They’ve abilities and information however they don’t have any reference to this method. That is the explanation why we have now raised the demand for caste census,” Gandhi had mentioned.
Mayawati additionally attacked the Congress, Samajwadi Social gathering and the BJP over the “ongoing conspiracy to make reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) ineffective and abolish it by way of classification and creamy layer”. “Is that this their love for Dalits? Watch out,” she mentioned.
Mayawati additional mentioned, “Will or not it’s acceptable within the curiosity of SCs, STs and OBCs (Different Backward Courses) to type an alliance with these anti-reservation events such because the Samajwadi Social gathering and the Congress in any election now? This won’t occur in any respect…” The BSP had an electoral alliance with the Samajwadi Social gathering for the 1993 meeting elections in Uttar Pradesh and the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Mayawati had on Friday expressed her gratitude to Samajwadi Social gathering president Akhilesh Yadav after the Kannauj MP demanded {that a} defamation case be filed in opposition to a BJP MLA for his remarks in opposition to the BSP chief.
