Mayawati did allege that BSP was not invited by the opposition to discuss its presidential candidate. She said it shows a casteism motive.
Her comments come after violent protests took place against the new military recruitment scheme in many states and the opposition parties stepped up pressure on the Union government for its rollback.
The opposition parties, particularly those in Uttar Pradesh, are unable to take a stand on the issue. If they back the Hindu petitioners, they will lose out on Muslim support, and if they side with the Muslims, they will be dubbed as 'anti-Hindu'.
Petrol price on Sunday was slashed by Rs 8.69 a litre and that of diesel by Rs 7.05 per litre following the govt's decision to cut excise duty on auto fuels, giving relief to consumers battered by high fuel prices that had pushed inflation to a record high
Mayawati took a direct swipe at Akhilesh Yadav as she wondered how someone who could not fulfil his own dream of becoming the Chief Minister will manage to realise the aspirations of others.
Mayawati said that she has never aspired to become President and that Akhilesh Yadav was dreaming about it to clear his path to become the Chief Minister.
Violence broke out in Rajasthan's Karauli after stones were pelted at a bike rally on Hindu New Year on Apr 2, leaving 35 people injured.
In a potshot at Rahul Gandhi she said "We are not a party where a leader like Rahul Gandhi forcefully hugs the PM in Parliament, we aren't a party whose fun is made across the world."
Mayawati said that BJP and SP created an atmosphere of fear by making the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh a Hindu-Muslim affair.
Mayawati said that the Congress government had completely failed in Rajasthan, particularly in protecting Dalits and Adivasis.
Mayawati attacked Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav for changing the names of institutions named after B R Ambedkar during his tenure.
An official stated that the accused, identified as Aamir Khan was arrested by the staff of Jewar police station. Khan is a resident of Dyanatpur village in Gautam Budh Nagar.
Mayawati claimed the media adopted a "casteist, hateful and despicable approach" to "harm" the Ambedkarite BSP movement during the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls on the instructions of "their bosses".
Plummeting to its lowest ever tally of winning only one seat in the current Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Mayawati said it was the media’s aggressive propaganda showing the BSP as the "B team of the BJP" that drove away Muslims and anti-BJP voters from it.
The BSP, that contested on 403 seats of Uttar Pradesh Assembly, won Rasara seat. BSP candidate Umashankar Singh defeated Mahendra of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party by a margin of over 6,500 votes.
"UP election results are opposed to BSP's expectations. We should not be discouraged by it. Instead, we should learn from it, introspect and carry forward our party movement, and come back to power," Mayawati said.
UP election results are opposed to BSP's expectations. We should not be discouraged by it. Instead we should learn form it, introspect and carry forward our party movement, and come back to power, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said.
But the Bahujan Samaj Party leader has been out of power in UP for a decade, and a better showing in the just-ended assembly elections would have come in handy. Instead, the BSP was leading on just a single seat on Thursday evening.
Assembly election in Sultanpur was held in the fifth phase on February 27. According to previous election results, BJP may have an edge over SP as the saffron party has won this seat 4 times while Samajwadi Party won it 3 times.
Bharthana Election Result: SP's Raghvendra Kumar Singh has won this seat against BJP's Siddharth Shanker. Election here was held in the third phase on February 20.
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