The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) held a massive rally in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh on the 10th death anniversary of its founder Kanshi Ram.
Addressing a rally at Kanshiram Park in Lucknow, party supremo Mayawati attacked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at Centre and accused it of spreading hatred and communalism in Uttar Pradesh.
“BJP is trying hard to convert India into a Hindu nation and are spreading communal politics in Uttar Pradesh. Atrocities against Dalits have risen today. Muslims and minorities are being targetted across the country in the name of gau-raksha (cow protection) and ‘love jihad’. I demand that Centre allow quota for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in private jobs,” she said.
Mayawati also took a dig at PM Modi for failing to fulfill its poll promises to the state and said, “During his electoral campaign in 2014, PM Narendra Modi had made a lot of promises on reducing poverty, inflation control, education, employment, and electricity and water supply. Nothing has been fulfilled yet. Narendra Modi government has only given empty promises to the people of Uttar Pradesh.”
“The farmers were promised loan waiver, but only the rich farmers have received the loan waiver not the small farmers,” she said.
Hitting out at Akhilesh Yadav government for deteriorating law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh, she said the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh has disappointed the people completely.
“Goondaraj is on a high esteem in Uttar Pradesh and to bring back law and order situation in the state, people must vote for Bahujan Samaj Party. I will not spare the corrupt babus once we form the government here,” she said while addressing the rally in which close to 10 lakh people are said to have participated.
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