Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Celebration chief Mayawati launched a pointy assault on the Samajwadi Celebration (SP) whereas praising the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh (UP) authorities at a high-profile rally in Lucknow Thursday.

Marking the demise anniversary of BSP founder Kanshi Ram, she accused the SP of fixing the title of Kasganj district, which her authorities had earlier named after “manyawar (revered)” Kanshi Ram. All through her tackle, she continued to focus on the 2012–2017 Akhilesh Yadav-led UP authorities.

On the Thursday rally, BSP chief Mayawati additionally branded the SP as “two-faced”, accusing it of exploiting Dalit icons just for political acquire. She additionally mentioned that the SP forgets Dalits whereas in energy however invokes them as soon as out of workplace.

“When in authorities, it neither remembers PDA (pichhda, Dalit, alpsankhyak) nor saints, gurus, and nice personalities linked to the motion. However the second the social gathering loses energy, it all of the sudden remembers our icons. Folks should be cautious of such two-facedness,” she mentioned.

Mayawati alleged that SP-led governments by no means spent a lot on repairs of Dalit memorials and even pocketed ticket income collected from guests.

“Now, when out of energy, it makes headlines, speaking of holding seminars in Kanshi Ram ji’s honour,” she added.

Focusing on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati mentioned that if he really revered BSP founder Kanshi Ram, he wouldn’t have renamed Kanshiram Nagar district to Kasganj.

“We named universities and establishments after Kanshi Ram ji and different leaders, and launched a number of welfare schemes, however the SP authorities shut them down. If this isn’t double requirements, what’s?” she requested.

On the similar time, she thanked UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s authorities for making certain the upkeep of parks and memorials constructed below her tenure.

“I had written to the Chief Minister, requesting that the ticket income collected from guests be used solely for upkeep. The BJP authorities assured us that the funds wouldn’t be diverted elsewhere however spent solely on repairs. And it fulfilled this promise. For this, our social gathering is grateful,” Mayawati mentioned.

After her tackle, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, who calls Mayawati ‘bua ji (aunt)’, took a swipe at her on X, commenting, “Unki andhuri saathgath hai jaari, isliye zulm karne waalon ke abhaari (Their secret alliance continues, which is why they continue to be grateful to the oppressors).”

The comment by Akhilesh Yadav, whom the Bharatiya Janata Celebration typically refers to as ‘bhatija (nephew)’, alleged an inside understanding between the BJP and the BSP.

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BSP to go solo in 2027—Mayawati

BSP chief Mayawati Thursday declared that her social gathering will contest the following Uttar Pradesh meeting elections independently, ruling out any risk of alliances.

Talking at a rally in Lucknow, she mentioned that previous tie-ups had solely benefitted companion events, however the BSP’s core voters didn’t get satisfactory assist in return.

“From our expertise, I wish to state clearly that every time we’ve fought meeting elections in alliance, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, it has not introduced us any actual positive aspects,” Mayawati mentioned.

“After the BSP fashioned a majority authorities in Uttar Pradesh in 2007, the way in which our authorities labored for the welfare and happiness of the individuals…elevated our affect throughout the nation. Seeing this, all casteist, narrow-minded and capitalist events secretly joined fingers to make sure that our social gathering by no means returned to energy within the state,” Mayawati mentioned.

These events, she alleged, bought so scared after her victory that they ensured that the BSP may neither return to energy in UP nor broaden throughout the nation.

“In each election, be it meeting or Lok Sabha, the Congress, BJP, SP, and different rival events have secretly united and used numerous techniques to cease the BSP. Wherever the BSP was successful, they transferred their votes to defeat us,” she mentioned.

Standalone posters of Akash Anand

The BSP rally in Lucknow noticed an enormous turnout of social gathering employees, with standalone posters of Mayawati’s nephew and BSP nationwide coordinator Akash Anand drawing important consideration—a transparent indication of his emergence because the social gathering’s No. 2 chief.

Throughout her tackle, BSP chief Mayawati praised her nephew for rejoining the motion.

“Akash Anand has as soon as once more returned to this motion. It’s a constructive signal. He’ll work below my steering. Simply as Kanshi Ram promoted me, I’ve determined to advertise Akash in the identical manner. I’m assured, and I enchantment to you to assist him in each state of affairs,” Mayawati mentioned.

In his speech, Akash Anand vowed to duplicate the BSP’s 2007 efficiency.

“We’ll struggle the 2027 elections the way in which we contested in 2007, when the BSP fashioned the federal government by itself,” he asserted.

(Edited by Madhurita Goswami)

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