Now, Samajwadi Party says Brahmins are with it
3 years, 5 months ago

Now, Samajwadi Party says Brahmins are with it

The Hindu  

After Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati announced a new outreach campaign to woo the Brahmin community, the Samajwadi Party said the community still remembered the “oppression” faced under her rule through “false” cases lodged under the SC/ST Act. “The oppression meted out to Brahmins under her rule, the false cases lodged under the SC/ST, the entire State, every section and every community remembers that,” he said. “Take ‘inspiration’ from Dalits’’ On Sunday, Ms. Mayawati appealed to Brahmins to take “inspiration” from Dalits and remain “firm” in not falling for any lure or gimmicks deployed by other parties, especially the ruling BJP. To attract the community to her party and build consensus among them that their interests were secure only under a BSP government, Ms. Mayawati has deputed Satish Chandra Mishra, Rajya Sabha member and Brahmin face of the BSP, to start a campaign with special meetings with the community, starting July 23.

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Mayawati accuses Congress, SP of exploiting Sambhal violence
2 weeks, 3 days 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 …

Demonstration calling for protection of Brahmins a attempt to malign DMK govt: A. Raja
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Demonstration calling for protection of Brahmins a attempt to malign DMK govt: A. Raja

The Hindu  

Strongly reacting to a recent demonstration in Chennai, which called for protection of the Brahmin community, DMK deputy general secretary A. Raja on Tuesday said that not even a minor incident of violence had been reported against Brahmins in Tamil Nadu during the past four years. Ramasamy and M. Karunanidhi in a derogatory manner and were “planning to malign the …

‘Brahmin genes’: What's the controversy that divided social media?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Brahmin genes’: What's the controversy that divided social media?

Hindustan Times  

All it took was a two-word caption called “Brahim genes” on her social media post by Bengaluru-based CEO Anuradha Tiwari to trigger a debate online about the relevance of caste-based reservations and inherent privileges of people in the general category. Anuradha Tiwari) The irony of Anuradha flexing her caste identity as ‘Brahmin’ was not lost on social media users, as …

Mata Prasad Pandey: ‘Why BJP, BSP afraid of my Brahmin identity?’
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Mata Prasad Pandey: ‘Why BJP, BSP afraid of my Brahmin identity?’

Hindustan Times  

With Mata Prasad Pandey’s appointment as the leader of opposition in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, the Samajwadi Party added the “B” factor to its PDA formula, inviting criticism from the BJP and the BSP who alleged the Pichda Dalit, Alpsankhyak agenda got diluted. Leader of opposition Mata Prasad Pandey with Samajwadi Party MLAs Three days after his appointment, Pandey, 81, …

Akhilesh can’t see beyond family: Mayawati
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Akhilesh can’t see beyond family: Mayawati

Hindustan Times  

Kanpur: Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party, alleging that it did not field a Muslim candidate from Kannauj as it could not see beyond SP president Akhilesh Yadav’s family. The BSP chief asked the deprived sections, including the dalits and Muslims, to not cast a single vote for Yadav’s party in …

Mayawati invokes dalits, OBCs, and minorities at Ghaziabad rally
8 months 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 …

Book Review: ‘Maya, Modi, Azad’ by Sudha Pai and Sajjan Kumar attempts to decode Dalit politics
1 year, 3 months ago

Book Review: ‘Maya, Modi, Azad’ by Sudha Pai and Sajjan Kumar attempts to decode Dalit politics

The Hindu  

This is a must-read for understanding why Dalits are attracted to the Hindu right wing. 599 The dominance of Hindutva politics, its appropriation of marginal groups and their symbols, the shift of Dalit votes to the BJP, the BJP’s welfare politics, and the RSS’ growing influence among marginal sections strongly indicate the end of the era of identity politics, and …

Samajwadi Party distances itself from Swami Prasad Maurya's 'Hinduism' remark
1 year, 3 months ago

Samajwadi Party distances itself from Swami Prasad Maurya's 'Hinduism' remark

India Today  

The Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party on Monday distanced itself from the remarks of SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya who called Hinduism a "hoax" and said that Brahminism was the cause of all disparities in society. BJP leader Dinesh Sharma and AAP's Shekhar Dixit also criticised Swami Prasad Maurya's statement on Hinduism. WHAT DID THE SAMAJWADI PARTY LEADER SAY On Monday, …

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, 8 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 …

Mayawati has sold Bahujan Samaj to BJP, says Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad
2 years, 7 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, 7 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 …

In Chillupar, there’s angst over the Adityanath government’s ‘casteist approach’
2 years, 9 months ago

In Chillupar, there’s angst over the Adityanath government’s ‘casteist approach’

The Hindu  

“Jahan Brahmin raha wahan sarkar bani,” thundered Vinay Shankar Tiwari, Brahmin strongman and Samajwadi Party candidate from Gorakhpur’s Chillupar constituency, weather vane of the community’s angst against what’s perceived in some sections as the Yogi Adityanath government’s casteist approach. However, Mr. Vinay Shankar Tiwari’s supporters say the victory irked Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who targeted the “Brahmin sirmaur” as Mr. …

Caste equations overshadow Boolgarhi case in Hathras
2 years, 10 months ago

Caste equations overshadow Boolgarhi case in Hathras

The Hindu  

In the ongoing Uttar Pradesh elections, every time the BJP talks of improved security of women and daughters, the Opposition tosses the Hathras incident, where a Dalit girl was allegedly raped and killed by four upper caste men, at it. What one overhears is an upper caste man addressing a Dalit, a cousin of the deceased, with a two-word, pointed …

Not a spent force: Mayawati comes out of her cocoon to proclaim she is in the reckoning
2 years, 10 months ago

Not a spent force: Mayawati comes out of her cocoon to proclaim she is in the reckoning

India Today  

Though rather late in the day, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Wednesday finally came out of her cocoon to proclaim that she was much in the reckoning and that none should commit the mistake of considering her a spent force. “My party is all set to bounce back in power like we did in 2007”, she told the audience, …

UP polls 2022: Brahmins faced maximum atrocities under SP rule, alleges Law Minister Pathak
3 years ago

UP polls 2022: Brahmins faced maximum atrocities under SP rule, alleges Law Minister Pathak

India TV News  

Highlights UP Law Minister Brajesh Pathak dismissed Opposition charge that Brahmins are unhappy with the BJP He alleged that the community faced maximum atrocities during the Samajwadi Party regime. Uttar Pradesh Law Minister Brajesh Pathak on Thursday dismissed the Opposition charge that Brahmins are unhappy with the BJP and alleged that the community faced maximum atrocities during the Samajwadi Party …

Can Mayawati Woo Uttar Pradesh Back With the Brahmin Card?
3 years, 3 months ago

Can Mayawati Woo Uttar Pradesh Back With the Brahmin Card?

The Quint  

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati’s overt attempt to woo Brahmins in Uttar Pradesh, which goes to polls next year, appears to be a desperate bid to turn back the clock. The Dalit leader is seeking to recreate the political ambience of the 2007 state elections wherein a series of Brahmin bhaichara meetings across Uttar Pradesh before the polls helped her …

Brahmins Have Always Supported BJP, Will Continue to Do So: Minister Ahead of UP Polls
3 years, 4 months ago

Brahmins Have Always Supported BJP, Will Continue to Do So: Minister Ahead of UP Polls

News 18  

Brahmins have always supported the BJP and will continue to do so, Uttar Pradesh minister Anand Swaroop Shukla said on Saturday, days after the BSP and the SP launched their programmes to reach out to voters from the community ahead of the state assembly elections. Especially targeting the Samajwadi Party, the minister of state for parliamentary affairs said the people …

Brahmins will vote for BSP in large numbers next year: Satish Mishra at Panchayat Aajtak
3 years, 4 months ago

Brahmins will vote for BSP in large numbers next year: Satish Mishra at Panchayat Aajtak

India Today  

BSP national general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra said the Brahmin community will vote for his party in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. In an exclusive chat at the Panchayat Aaj Tak on Friday, Satish Chandra Mishra said Brahmins are coming out in support of the BSP in large numbers. "The way Brahmins are coming out to support us, there …

Flavour of Season? BSP to Hold Brahmin Conference in Mathura-Vrindavan, SP Follows Suit Ahead of '22 Polls
3 years, 4 months ago

Flavour of Season? BSP to Hold Brahmin Conference in Mathura-Vrindavan, SP Follows Suit Ahead of '22 Polls

News 18  

Months before the state assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh in 2022, Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party appears to be moving towards soft Hindutva. The BSP, which recently launched its ‘seminar for enlightened classes,’ formerly known as Brahmin Sammelan, from Ayodhya, Lord Ram’s birthplace, will now hold the second round of seminar from Mathura, Lord Krishna’s birthplace. Satish Chandra Mishra, the BSP …

Political Line | Why everyone wants the Brahmin vote in UP
3 years, 5 months ago

Political Line | Why everyone wants the Brahmin vote in UP

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati, both former Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, have been lying low since the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Ms. Mayawati has designated Brahmin leader Satish Mishra to lead a special campaign among the community. Its Brahmin leader Abhishek Mishra said the community still remembered the “oppression” faced under Ms. Mayawati's …

After BSP, now BJP plans Brahmin outreach ahead of UP polls
3 years, 5 months ago

After BSP, now BJP plans Brahmin outreach ahead of UP polls

India Today  

The battle is on for securing Brahmin votes ahead of the crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. Earlier, BSP president Mayawati had announced that the party would hold Brahmin conventions across Uttar Pradesh. READ | Uttar Pradesh election 2022 to see new younger faces in Opposition Taking a jibe at Mayawati, BJP spokesperson Ashok Pandey said the former Uttar Pradesh chief …

Parties scramble for support of Brahmins ahead of 2022 polls in Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 5 months ago

Parties scramble for support of Brahmins ahead of 2022 polls in Uttar Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati’s announcement of a series of Brahmin meets from July 23 has triggered a scramble for seeking the support of the community ahead of the 2022 polls in Uttar Pradesh. Congress leader Aradhana Mishra said her party is the only one to have given Brahmin chief ministers to Uttar Pradesh. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath last year …

BSP's love for Brahmins only election stunt, says suspended MLA
3 years, 5 months ago

BSP's love for Brahmins only election stunt, says suspended MLA

India TV News  

Suspended BSP MLA Aslam Raini has termed the Bahujan Samaj Party as a "sinking ship", and claimed that the party's love for Brahmins is only an "election stunt". Raini claimed that he had spoken to Brahmins in Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Gorakhpur, Balrampur, Bahraich, Gonda and Shravasti and has been told that the Brahmin community will vote for the Samajwadi Party. …

U.P. Assembly Elections | Mayawati tries to win support of Brahmins
3 years, 5 months ago

U.P. Assembly Elections | Mayawati tries to win support of Brahmins

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati is again trying to win the support of the dominant Brahmin community ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in 2022 despite suffering repeated failures since 2012. On Sunday, Ms. Mayawati appealed to the community to take ‘inspiration’ from the Dalits and remain ‘firm’ in not falling for any lure or gimmicks deployed by other …

Ahead of UP polls, BSP to hold 'Brahmin Sammelan' in Ayodhya from July 23
3 years, 5 months ago

Ahead of UP polls, BSP to hold 'Brahmin Sammelan' in Ayodhya from July 23

India TV News  

The Bahujan Samaj Party is to hold a ‘Brahmin Sammelan’ in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya from July 23 to woo the upper caste community ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022. Commenting on the plans, BSP chief and former UP Chief Minister Mayawati said she has endowed the responsibility of the event on party national general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra, …

BSP MLAs joining Samajwadi Party an illusion: Mayawati
3 years, 6 months ago

BSP MLAs joining Samajwadi Party an illusion: Mayawati

India TV News  

A day after reports of some suspended BSP MLAs meeting with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav surfaced, BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday said it is an illusion. "The Samajwadi Party, which is an expert in narrow politics of despicable manipulations, malice and casteism, is publicising through the media that some BSP MLAs are breaking away to join the SP. The Bahujan …

With Mayawati Missing in Action, It is Crunch Time for Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh
3 years, 6 months ago

With Mayawati Missing in Action, It is Crunch Time for Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh

News 18  

Eight months before Uttar Pradesh goes to polls, a critical aspect that defines and determines its political trajectory seems unsettled. It’s crunch time for Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh that was a crucible for the rise and empowerment of the Scheduled Castes, shepherded by the Bahujan Samaj Party, its late founder Kanshi Ram, and his protégé Mayawati who became the …

Time to Move Beyond Statues and Holidays? Why Opposition's Plan to Lure UP Brahmins Needs Rework
4 years, 4 months ago

Time to Move Beyond Statues and Holidays? Why Opposition's Plan to Lure UP Brahmins Needs Rework

News 18  

One of the cardinal principles of politics is that one must continue to engage with all, and particularly those, who oppose you the most. If Brahmins, comprising 12-14 per cent of the populace in the state, flock to the SP, it could change the party's fortunes. Meanwhile, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati, who had managed Brahmin support in 2007, hurriedly …

A short list of anti-Brahmin people and ideas Congress has supported
4 years, 5 months ago

A short list of anti-Brahmin people and ideas Congress has supported

Op India  

Ever since law enforcement authorities in Uttar Pradesh started going after Vikas Dubey and his associates, the Congress party has been trying to paint the Yogi Government as ‘anti-Brahmin’. He said that the Congress party will reach out to the Brahmin community through the ‘Brahmin Chetna Samvad’. It has also been pointed out that the Congress party is using WhatsApp …

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