BJP MLA Sadhana Singh apologises for comments against BSP chief Mayawati
5 years, 11 months ago

BJP MLA Sadhana Singh apologises for comments against BSP chief Mayawati

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandauli: After courting controversy over her remarks against BSP supremo Mayawati, BJP MLA Sadhana Singh Sunday issued an apology, clarifying that she did not mean to hurt anyone. Singh, a legislator from Uttar Pradesh’s Mughalsarai had Saturday called the Bahujan Samaj Party chief a “blot on womankind” and “worse than a transgender”. I just shared a woman’s pain, and didn’t want to insult anyone,” Singh said in a statement after her comments drew flak from allies and opposition leaders. “I just wanted to remind her about the help extended by BJP leaders in 1995 to her,” the Bharatiya Janata Party leader added.

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Amit Shah Should Apologise For Remark On Ambedkar Else BSP Will Stage Protest: Mayawati
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Amit Shah Should Apologise For Remark On Ambedkar Else BSP Will Stage Protest: Mayawati

ABP News  

Lucknow, Dec 21 Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday hit out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah, saying that he should apologise for his statement on B R Ambedkar. In a series of posts on X in Hindi, Mayawati said, "Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, the author of the original book in the form of the super-humanistic and welfare Constitution …

BSP’s statewide demo on Dec 24 against Shah’s remark on Ambedkar
3 weeks, 4 days ago

BSP’s statewide demo on Dec 24 against Shah’s remark on Ambedkar

Hindustan Times  

The Bahujan Samaj Party will organise demonstration in all district headquarters of Uttar Pradesh on December 24 in protest against the remark of Union home minister Amit Shah on Dr BR Ambedkar. BSP chief Mayawati made the remarks in a post on X. BSP state unit president Vishwanath Pal on Friday said on the direction of party chief Mayawati, party’s …

BJP Woman MP accuses Rahul Gandhi of ‘making her uncomfortable’, demands apology
3 weeks, 6 days ago

BJP Woman MP accuses Rahul Gandhi of ‘making her uncomfortable’, demands apology

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Several lawmakers of Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of “pushing and injuring” one of their leaders and making a woman lawmaker “uncomfortable” outside Parliament. Rahul Gandhi with other MPs at the Parliament premises on Thursday The situation turned chaotic as Congress lawmakers shouted slogans such as “Babasaheb ka apmaan nahi chalega” and “Amit …

Mayawati accuses Congress, SP of exploiting Sambhal violence
1 month, 1 week ago

Mayawati accuses Congress, SP of exploiting Sambhal violence

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Saturday accused the Congress and the Samajwadi Party of exploiting the issue of violence in U.P.’s Sambhal for political gain, particularly to appease the Muslim vote bank. During a press conference in Lucknow, Mayawati asserted that these parties had remained silent on atrocities faced by Dalits and Hindus, including those in Bangladesh, and were …

Congress Silent On Plight Of Dalits In Bangladesh, Shouting 'Sambhal-Sambhal' Only For Muslim Votes: Mayawati
1 month, 1 week ago

Congress Silent On Plight Of Dalits In Bangladesh, Shouting 'Sambhal-Sambhal' Only For Muslim Votes: Mayawati

ABP News  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati hit out at the Congress on Saturday, accusing the party of remaining silent on the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh. According to a report by news agency PTI, Mayawati alleged that the Congress' "mistake" during Partition left Dalits in the neighbouring country vulnerable and urged the central government to take steps to bring them back …

Mayawati blames Congress ‘mistakes’ for rising violence and ‘suffering’ in Bangladesh
1 month, 1 week ago

Mayawati blames Congress ‘mistakes’ for rising violence and ‘suffering’ in Bangladesh

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday claimed that religious minorities in Bangladesh are “suffering” because of the alleged mistakes committed by the Congress in the past. or they should be brought back to India by talking to the government there, because of the mistake of Congress, they are suffering losses,” news agency ANI reported Mayawati as saying. “Congress party …

‘People are free to marry anyone’: How BSP chief Mayawati responded to expulsion reports
1 month, 1 week ago

‘People are free to marry anyone’: How BSP chief Mayawati responded to expulsion reports

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati denied reports that a leader was expelled from the party for his son’s marriage to the daughter of an Samajwadi Party legislator, saying that her party members are free to marry people from any party and personal decisions should not be influenced by party affiliations. Surendra Sagar, BSP's Rampur district president recently had his son …

Mayawati Refutes Reports Of Expelling Party Leader Over Son Marrying Daughter Of SP MLA
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1 month, 1 week ago

Mayawati Refutes Reports Of Expelling Party Leader Over Son Marrying Daughter Of SP MLA

ABP News  

Lucknow, Dec 7 BSP chief Mayawati has refuted reports that a leader was expelled from the party for getting his son married to the daughter of an SP legislator. Bahujan Samaj Party's Rampur district unit president Surendra Sagar's son recently tied the knot with the daughter of Samajwadi Party MLA from Alapur in Ambedkar Nagar district Tribhuvan Dutt. In a …

BSP leader expelled for marrying son to SP MLA’s daughter
1 month, 1 week ago

BSP leader expelled for marrying son to SP MLA’s daughter

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Marriages are made in heaven but celebrated on earth.the saying apparently doesn’t quite hold true for Bahujan Samaj Party leaders. Party chief Mayawati on Friday expelled senior leader, Surendra Sagar, for reportedly arranging his son’s marriage to SP MLA from Alapur assembly seat Tribhuwan Dutt’s daughter. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, along with SP and BSP leaders, their family …

Morning briefing: Mayawati blames ‘casteist Jats’ for BSP's Haryana result; Hezbollah steps up attack on Israel, & more
3 months ago

Morning briefing: Mayawati blames ‘casteist Jats’ for BSP's Haryana result; Hezbollah steps up attack on Israel, & more

Hindustan Times  

BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday blamed the "casteist people of the Jat community" for her party's dismal performance in the Haryana assembly elections. Dig deeper Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati during a meeting of the party's office bearers, at the party office in Lucknow, {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired fresh barrage of rockets into Israel on …

‘Casteist people of Jat community…’: Mayawati's theory for BSP's Haryana election debacle
3 months ago

‘Casteist people of Jat community…’: Mayawati's theory for BSP's Haryana election debacle

Hindustan Times  

BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday blamed the "casteist people of the Jat community" for her party's dismal performance in the Haryana assembly elections. Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} "The BSP and the INLD fought the Haryana assembly general election in alliance. But today's result shows that the casteist people of the Jat community did not vote …

Mayawati unanimously re-elected BSP president
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mayawati unanimously re-elected BSP president

The Hindu  

Mayawati, the former four-time Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, has been unanimously re-elected the Bahujan Samaj Party national president at a special meeting on Tuesday. Ms. Mayawati thanked the party for giving her responsibility and added that despite recent electoral defeats, the BSP is pursuing the goal of ‘Bahujan Hitaye and Bahujan Sukhaye’. It is stoutly pursuing the goal and welfare …

Mayawati slams Congress, SP; dismisses alliance speculation
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mayawati slams Congress, SP; dismisses alliance speculation

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday slammed Congress’ Samvidhan Samman Sammelan organised in Prayagraj on Saturday and called upon her supporters to be cautious of the double standards in thinking, behaviour, and character of the grand old party and its alliance partner, Samajwadi Party. After SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday attacked the BJP over the derisive and derogatory …

BSP Supremo Mayawati slams Congress and Samajwadi Party, denies any alliance with them in future
4 months, 3 weeks ago

BSP Supremo Mayawati slams Congress and Samajwadi Party, denies any alliance with them in future

Op India  

Targeting the Congress and Samajwadi Party over reservations, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Sunday called both parties ‘anti-reservation’ and ruled out any future alliance with them. In a series of posts on X, Mayawati said that the followers of Baba Saheb, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, will never forgive the Congress Party for not honouring Baba Saheb, the chief architect of …

Akhilesh Yadav calls for defamatory case against BJP MLA for remarks on Mayawati
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Akhilesh Yadav calls for defamatory case against BJP MLA for remarks on Mayawati

India Today  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has called for a defamation case to be filed against Rajesh Chaudhary, the BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh's Mant, for his remarks against Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati. He further calls Mayawati the "most corrupt" Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav said that a defamation case should be filed against Chaudhary and said in …

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav calls for defamation case against BJP MLA for remarks on Mayawati
4 months, 3 weeks ago

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav calls for defamation case against BJP MLA for remarks on Mayawati

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has said that a defamation case should be filed against BJP MLA Rajesh Chaudhary for his remarks against BSP chief Mayawati. In a video from a news channel shared by Yadav on his social media account on X on Friday, Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Chaudhary from Mathura district's Mant area is heard saying, "There is …

Bharat Bandh today: After 8-year hiatus, BSP workers to take to streets
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bharat Bandh today: After 8-year hiatus, BSP workers to take to streets

Hindustan Times  

Fighting for her party’s survival in Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has asked party workers to hit the streets to protest against the Supreme Court’s recent order on the scheduled caste/schedule tribe reservations. Successive defeats in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections as well as the changing political scenario in Uttar Pradesh have forced Mayawati to amend her …

How Mayawati is trying to win back Dalit, backward caste vote base
5 months ago

How Mayawati is trying to win back Dalit, backward caste vote base

India Today  

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati has recently held two media conferences over the Supreme Court verdict favouring sub-classification within Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for extending reservation benefits. Till the Supreme Court order is not made ineffective through an amendment in the Constitution, state governments could use it for implementing the ‘creamy layer’ ruling and also sub-classify SCs and STs …

SC/ST creamy layer: Mayawati attacks Centre, Oppn for unclear stand on apex court verdict
5 months ago

SC/ST creamy layer: Mayawati attacks Centre, Oppn for unclear stand on apex court verdict

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday attacked the Centre and the opposition parties like the Congress and the Samajwadi Party for not taking a clear stand on the Supreme Court’s verdict directing the states to evolve a policy for identifying the creamy layer among the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, the BSP chief …

Mayawati calls for 'peace' after Tamil Nadu party chief's murder, 8 arrested
6 months, 1 week ago

Mayawati calls for 'peace' after Tamil Nadu party chief's murder, 8 arrested

India Today  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati appealed to workers to "maintain peace" and asked the Tamil Nadu government to take strict action against the culprits after the party's state unit president, K Armstrong, was hacked to death. "The brutal murder of a hardworking and dedicated leader of the BSP in Tamil Nadu and the state party unit president K Armstrong outside …

Muslims Failed to Understand BSP: Mayawati After Defeat
7 months, 1 week ago

Muslims Failed to Understand BSP: Mayawati After Defeat

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: After scoring a zilch in the Lok Sabha polls, Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Wednesday said that despite the party gave it a "proper representation" in elections, the Muslim community is not able to understand the BSP. Mayawati in a statement said that her party will do a "deep analysis" of the trouncing and will take whatever steps …

Mayawati says all political parties patronised capitalists, except BSP
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Mayawati says all political parties patronised capitalists, except BSP

Hindustan Times  

Former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said on Saturday that all political parties except the BSP had patronised capitalist forces for vested interests. Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati Mayawati was addressing an election meeting at Champa Devi Park in Gorakhpur in favour of party candidate Javed Simnani from Gorakhpur and five other candidates who …

Politics or pressure? What's driving Mayawati's 2024 poll moves
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Politics or pressure? What's driving Mayawati's 2024 poll moves

India Today  

The complex electoral landscape of Uttar Pradesh is engulfed in the 'mysterious' political moves by its former chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati. Boosted by her feisty nephew and the party's former national coordinator Akash Anand, BSP was turning the tide by building momentum to fight against the BJP's juggernaut and also the INDIA alliance. But before attempting …

Maya slams Akhilesh over remark on Akash removal
8 months ago

Maya slams Akhilesh over remark on Akash removal

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party national president Mayawati on Wednesday slammed SP chief Akhilesh Yadav over his statement on the removal of Akash Anand from the post of national coordinator. Mayawati said it would be better if the extremely anti-Dalit SP did not comment or worry about what was going on in the BSP organization. In a post on social media …

Mayawati's BSP announces three more candidates for Lok Sabha elections, fields Nanhe Singh Chauhan from Amethi
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Mayawati's BSP announces three more candidates for Lok Sabha elections, fields Nanhe Singh Chauhan from Amethi

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party on Monday announced three more candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in its 10th list. Smriti Irani had defeated Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in 2019 Lok Sabha elections by a margin of 56,000 votes. The Samajwadi Party will not be fielded its candidate in Amethi since it's in alliance …

BJP And Congress Conspired To Weaken BSP In UP Alleges Mayawati In MP
8 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP And Congress Conspired To Weaken BSP In UP Alleges Mayawati In MP

Deccan Chronicle  

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Sunday accused BJP and Congress of conspiring to weaken her party in Uttar Pradesh by ‘engineering’ the exodus of ‘selfish’ leaders from the party. Addressing an election rally in Morena under Gwalior-Chambal region of Madhya Pradesh, Ms. Mayawati said that BSP had ruled Uttar Pradesh four times earlier. BJP and Congress had later conspired …

Mayawati invokes dalits, OBCs, and minorities at Ghaziabad rally
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mayawati invokes dalits, OBCs, and minorities at Ghaziabad rally

Hindustan Times  

Ghaziabad: The Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday chose to speak about the suffering of the backwards, Dalits, Muslims and other religious minorities as she attacked the present Bharatiya Janata Party government and previous Congress governments. Experts observed it was BSP chief’s attempt to garner votes of these classes besides making an endeavour to retain her party’s core vote …

Mayawati’s statement casts a shadow on BRS-BSP tie-up
10 months ago

Mayawati’s statement casts a shadow on BRS-BSP tie-up

The Hindu  

The clarification of Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati that BSP will not have electoral alliance with any other party for the Parliament elections has cast a shadow on the proposed alliance between the Bharat Rashtra Samiti and the Bahujan Samaj Party in Telangana. Praveen Kumar met former Chief Minister and BRS chief K. Chandrashekhar Rao and announced an electoral alliance …

Mayawati's BSP to fight Lok Sabha election solo: 'For this reason…'
1 year ago

Mayawati's BSP to fight Lok Sabha election solo: 'For this reason…'

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Monday announced that her party will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election alone, claiming that the party's experiences with alliances have never been beneficial. BSP supremo Mayawati Addressing a press conference in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, Mayawati said, “We suffer more losses from alliances. If possible, the BSP can extend its support after the elections.our …

Mayawati’s BSP to fight Lok Sabha polls alone: ’Alliance can be considered…’
1 year ago

Mayawati’s BSP to fight Lok Sabha polls alone: ’Alliance can be considered…’

Live Mint  

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Monday said that her party would fight 2024 Lok Sabha Elections “alone”. Mayawati has not yet joined any of the alliances--the INDIA bloc or the Bhartiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance --and the crucial 2024 Lok Sabha elections are just a few months away. Mayawati's statement of non alliance with any party comes, …

Never know who will need whom in future, Mayawati cautions INDIA bloc
1 year ago

Never know who will need whom in future, Mayawati cautions INDIA bloc

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Thursday said it was not appropriate to make comments about parties that are not part of the Opposition’s Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance as no one knows when they might need the other group. “It is not correct for anyone to make unnecessary comments on parties, like the BSP, which are not a part …

With folded hands, Sukhbir Singh Badal apologises for 2015 sacrilege cases
1 year, 1 month ago

With folded hands, Sukhbir Singh Badal apologises for 2015 sacrilege cases

India Today  

Eight years after the outrage surrounding sacrilege incidents related to the Guru Granth Sahib led to the downfall of the Akali Dal government in Punjab and a significant decrease in its support, Sukhbir Singh Badal, the party president, publicly expressed remorse on Friday. Sukhbir Badal posted a video on X and wrote, "Submitting myself to the Guru's will in the …

BSP suspends its MP Danish Ali for 'anti-party' activities
1 year, 1 month ago

BSP suspends its MP Danish Ali for 'anti-party' activities

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party on December 9 suspended its Lok Sabha member from Amroha parliamentary segment Kunwar Danish Ali for anti-party activities. Bahujan Samaj Party suspends its MP Danish Ali for indulging in anti-party activities: BSP pic.twitter.com/BKHHuVbStw — ANI December 9, 2023 The letter added, “In the interest of the party, you are being suspended from the membership of the BSP …

BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri: Repeat offender of abusive statements
1 year, 3 months ago

BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri: Repeat offender of abusive statements

The Hindu  

South Delhi MP and BJP leader Ramesh Bidhuri is no stranger to controversy and much of it is because of his offensive statements towards political rivals and fellow MPs as well. Shrimati Teacher of the Communist Party of India and Arpita Ghosh of the Trinamool Congress, made a complaint to then Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan about “abusive and sexist” …

BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri Calls BSP’s Danish Ali ‘Terrorist’ in Lok Sabha; Rajnath Singh Expresses Regret
1 year, 3 months ago

BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri Calls BSP’s Danish Ali ‘Terrorist’ in Lok Sabha; Rajnath Singh Expresses Regret

News 18  

BJP MP from South Delhi Ramesh Bidhuri on Thursday called Bahujan Samaj Party lawmaker Danish Ali a “terrorist” in the Lok Sabha. Defence Minister and Deputy Leader of the Lok Sabha Rajnath Singh expressed regret over Bidhuri’s remarks. The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the women’s reservation bill with 454 members supporting it and two opposing it. Rajya Sabha on …

Making sense of Mayawati’s ambivalence
1 year, 3 months ago

Making sense of Mayawati’s ambivalence

The Hindu  

Is Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati losing grip on her vote bank? While the local SP leadership believes that such a drop is normal during a by-poll, sources in the BSP contend that Ms. Mayawati’s appeal to the voters was the reason for the drop. They also recall how she ensured the SP’s defeat in the Azamgarh Lok Sabha by-poll …

BSP Expels Ex-MLA Imran Masood For 'Anti-Party Activities' Days After He Praised Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 4 months ago

BSP Expels Ex-MLA Imran Masood For 'Anti-Party Activities' Days After He Praised Rahul Gandhi

ABP News  

The Bahujan Samaj Party on Tuesday informed that it expelled its senior leader and former MLA Imran Masood for alleged anti-party activities and indiscipline. An influential Muslim figure from Saharanpur district, Masood did not attend a meeting of the BSP leaders and office-bearers chaired by party chief Mayawati in Lucknow on August 23. The BSP in its release stated that …

Akhilesh, Mayawati hit out at BJP over Manipur violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Akhilesh, Mayawati hit out at BJP over Manipur violence

The Hindu  

Opposition leaders in Uttar Pradesh, including former Chief Ministers Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati, on Thursday reacted sharply to the continuing violence and tension in Manipur and the video of two women being paraded naked in the State, which went viral on social media. Ms. Mayawati, the Bahujan Samaj Party president, asked if the BJP would still continue to give protection …

Shivpal Singh Yadav calls BSP the B-team of BJP, flays SBSP leader Om Prakash Rajbhar’s statements
1 year, 6 months ago

Shivpal Singh Yadav calls BSP the B-team of BJP, flays SBSP leader Om Prakash Rajbhar’s statements

The Hindu  

, Samajwadi Party general secretary Shivpal Singh Yadav on July 4 described both the Bahujan Samaj Party and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party as the B-team of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. He ridiculed the statement made by SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar that a Maharashtra-like situation would soon emerge in Uttar Pradesh with several SP MLAs likely to change sides. …

Mayawati accuses BJP of misusing govt machinery
1 year, 8 months ago

Mayawati accuses BJP of misusing govt machinery

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: A day after the announcement of urban local bodies’ election results, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of misusing the government machinery in the election. Had the civic polls been free and fair, the picture of the results would have been different, said Mayawati In a series of tweets in Hindi, the BSP …

Mayawati opposes release of murder convict Anand Mohan, calls Nitish anti-Dalit
1 year, 8 months ago

Mayawati opposes release of murder convict Anand Mohan, calls Nitish anti-Dalit

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has strongly criticised the Bihar government’s move for the premature release of incarcerated leader Anand Mohan Singh. BSP supremo Mayawati Bihar People’s Party leader and ex-MP Anand Mohan, was convicted in the 1994 murder of Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah. “Bihar’s Nitish government’s preparation to change the rule to free Anand Mohan in the case …

Why Mayawati forgave Atiq in January despite guest house horror, Raju Pal's murder
1 year, 8 months ago

Why Mayawati forgave Atiq in January despite guest house horror, Raju Pal's murder

India Today  

In 1995, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav was running his government with support from the BSP of Kanshiram and his successor, Mayawati. Mayawati welcomed Atiq’s wife, Shaista Parveen, into the BSP and said she would be the party’s candidate for the post of Prayagraj’s Mayor. After the police named Atiq, Ashraf, Asad, Shaista and others, for Umesh Pal’s murder, …

Samajwadi Party’s hatred towards Dalits well known, says Mayawati
1 year, 9 months ago

Samajwadi Party’s hatred towards Dalits well known, says Mayawati

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on April 2 hit out at the Samajwadi Party for trying to manipulate Dalit voters in the name of BSP founder and Dalit leader Kanshi Ram. Ms. Mayawati said the long history of the SP’s caste-driven hatred and malice towards Dalits was well known. “Samajwadi Party’s history of hatred and political malice towards Dalits, Extremely …

UK remarks row: BJP's 'Mir Jafar' jibe, Congress says Rahul Gandhi won't apologise
1 year, 9 months ago

UK remarks row: BJP's 'Mir Jafar' jibe, Congress says Rahul Gandhi won't apologise

India Today  

The BJP-Congress sparring over Rahul Gandhi's remarks in the UK escalated on Tuesday with BJP's Sambit Patra calling Rahul Gandhi the "present-day Mir Jafar" of Indian politics. Addressing a press conference at BJP headquarters in Delhi, party spokesperson Sambit Patra said, "Rahul Gandhi will have to apologise in Parliament. : S Jaishankar's sharp counter to Rahul Gandhi Comparing Rahul Gandhi …

Instead of taking on BJP, Congress hurting BSP in Rajasthan by indulging in horse-trading: Mayawati
2 years, 6 months ago

Instead of taking on BJP, Congress hurting BSP in Rajasthan by indulging in horse-trading: Mayawati

The Hindu  

BSP leader Mayawati on Sunday accused the Congress in Rajasthan of hurting her party by indulging in horse-trading instead of taking on the BJP, and asked her party leaders to let go of people who are ready to betray the party philosophy for monetary gains. In a meeting with Bahujan Samaj Party leaders from Rajasthan here, she also slammed the …

'BJP, its Allies Selectively Targeting Religious Places': Mayawati Slams Saffron Party for 'Diverting Attention From Key Issues'
2 years, 7 months ago

'BJP, its Allies Selectively Targeting Religious Places': Mayawati Slams Saffron Party for 'Diverting Attention From Key Issues'

News 18  

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati has alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies were distracting people by targeting religious places to divert attention from key issues like inflation, poverty and unemployment. The BSP chief, in her statement issued on Wednesday, said, “In order to divide the attention of the people suffering from the …

Mayawati has sold Bahujan Samaj to BJP, says Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad
2 years, 8 months ago

Mayawati has sold Bahujan Samaj to BJP, says Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad

India Today  

Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad on Tuesday accused Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati of selling the party to the BJP. Speaking to reporters in Jharkhand's Garhwa district, Chandra Shekhar Aazad said Mayawati's actions have severely harmed Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar's ideals, which he will not allow to crumble. As a result, the Bhim Army is waging a campaign to unite …

‘Don’t Want to Become President,’ Mayawati Replies to Akhilesh, Blames SP for Muslim Atrocities
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Don’t Want to Become President,’ Mayawati Replies to Akhilesh, Blames SP for Muslim Atrocities

News 18  

Mayawati has blamed the Samajwadi Party and the BJP for working hand in glove in promoting polarisation, and alleged the Akhilesh Yadav’s party is responsible for atrocities on Muslims today. In a statement to ANI on Thursday, BSP chief Mayawati said, “The Samajwadi Party is responsible for atrocities happening on Muslims today. If Dalits and Muslims come together then I …

Mayawati describes Rahul Gandhi’s charges as ‘fallacious’
2 years, 9 months ago

Mayawati describes Rahul Gandhi’s charges as ‘fallacious’

The Hindu  

Describing former Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s claim that the Bahujan Samaj Party is afraid of the Bharatiya Janta Party and that the Congress offered her alliance and Chief Minister’s post before the Uttar Pradesh election as “outrightly fallacious,” BSP supremo Mayawati said on Sunday that “Rahul Gandhi’s comments show his inferior feelings towards Dalits and the BSP”. At a book …

‘Anti-Dalit’ Congress didn’t offer CM post, never invited BSP for alliance, says Mayawati as she junks Rahul Gandhi’s claim
2 years, 9 months ago

‘Anti-Dalit’ Congress didn’t offer CM post, never invited BSP for alliance, says Mayawati as she junks Rahul Gandhi’s claim

Firstpost  

The former UP chief minister said that Gandhi’s comments show his inferior feelings and malevolence towards Dalits and the BSP. A day after Rahul Gandhi’s allegations that the Congress had offered to form an alliance with BSP chief Mayawati in the recent Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, offering her the ministerial candidature, the BSP chief hit back at him saying that …

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