Lucknow: Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh city native physique polls, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday launched a scathing assault on Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party (SP) and requested her celebration staff to stay cautious in regards to the propaganda that its assist amongst Dalits was weakening. Having been deceived repeatedly, folks have now realised that it’s “not difficult but impossible” for the SP to defeat the BJP, she charged.Â
“To defeat the BJP, BSP is necessary,” she asserted.Â
At a particular assembly of celebration office-bearers and district unit chiefs, Mayawati accused rival political events of operating propaganda to weaken the BSP.
It was determined within the assembly that the BSP will go it alone within the city native physique polls, more likely to be held quickly.
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— Mayawati (@Mayawati) April 2, 2023
In a press release issued right here, she stated, “Rival political parties hatch conspiracies to weaken the BSP in the state, misguide the Dalits and also try to isolate them from the party’s movement. And through the media, news about cracks in the Dalit vote banks are publicised. There is not an iota of truth in these.”
The Dalit neighborhood ought to stay cautious about such propaganda and tips and likewise make others aware of these, she stated.
Sharpening her assault on the Samajwadi Party, the BSP chief stated, “SP’s dirty politics of deceit and manipulation is not going to work. Dalits and Most Backward Classes are already highly cautious about the SP. And, now the Muslim community is also not going to fall prey to their (SP) trickery and bluff. After repeatedly being deceived, they have understood that defeating the BJP using the SP is not difficult but impossible. Hence, to defeat the BJP, BSP is necessary.”
She additionally educated her gun on the ruling BJP. The BJP’s claims of improvement are getting uncovered, she stated.
“Most of the cities are devoid of any facilities. But they are called smart cities in statements and announcements. Owing to price rise, poverty and unemployment, the condition of villages is very bad,” she stated.
“…Under this government, if there has been any development, it has been of a handful of people in power, who are above the law, and for them, the discipline of rule of law does not hold any meaning, and this is known to all. However, it is important to change this sorry state of affairs, otherwise crores of people will suffer under price rise, poverty, unemployment and anarchy,” she stated.
“The BJP and its government are in the dock over the reservation for OBC in the urban local bodies elections, unemployment, farming problems…Their condition is very dicey. The Samajwadi Party is completely on the back foot over its uncertain policies and deceitful approach as far as the interests of Dalits, Most Backward Classes and Muslim community are concerned,” she alleged.
She charged that the SP was now making an attempt to politically use the identify of BSP founder Kanshi Ram despite the fact that the celebration has a protracted historical past of being ungrateful to him in addition to B R Ambedkar.
She additionally referred to the 1995 Lucknow State Guest House incident when SP staff attacked a gathering of her celebration and the way the alliance between the 2 events ended then.
“If the SP had run the alliance government as per the missionary thought process of Kanshi Ram, then there would never have been any cracks in the alliance, and it would have ruled the country,” she stated.
She stated, “BSP is the only ray of hope to improve the life of crores of people who are facing many problems…. In order to meet the expectations of the people, the party workers should at the earliest get ready for the urban local bodies election so that some relief could be given to them.”
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— Mayawati (@Mayawati) April 2, 2023
Meanwhile, BSP MLA Uma Shankar Singh advised reporters, “It was decided in the meeting that the BSP will contest the urban local body elections on its own.”
He added that no resolution was taken on Shaista Parveen, the spouse of jailed gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad. “If she is convicted, the BSP will take action against her, and Behen-ji (Mayawati) has said this. But till the time she is not convicted, we should not consider an innocent person as guilty. We will request the police to nab the culprits,” Singh stated.
Shaista Parveen is being seen as a attainable mayoral candidate for the BSP in Prayagraj.
On March 13, Singh in Ballia had stated, “Shaista Parveen is all set to become the mayor of Prayagraj and the BJP is going to lose the seat.”