Cong’s reservation policy for Dalits, backwards ‘duplicitous and deceptive’: Mayawati

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday dubbed the Congress “anti-reservation”, accusing it of having a “duplicitous and deceptive” reservation policy for Dalits and backward classes.

In a series of posts on social media platform ‘X’, the former UP chief minister launched a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and his party Congress.

In her posts, she said, “The SC/ST/OBC reservation policy of the Congress and Rahul Gandhi is not clear, rather duplicitous and deceptive.”

“In our country, they support reservations for votes and advocate for increasing it beyond 50 per cent, while abroad they talk about abolishing those reservations. People should be alert to their double standards,” she further said.

Mayawati added, “It is also true that their government at the Centre did not implement the Mandal Commission report regarding OBC reservations.

Furthermore, the amendment Bill brought to Parliament to effectively implement the reservation for SC/ST in promotions, owing to BSP’s struggle, was not allowed to pass by the Congress, and it remains pending.”

In her next post, she alleged, “In this matter, their (Congress) government did not advocate properly in the court.”

She further said, “…Moreover, the Congress government at the Centre did not conduct a caste census, and now, being out of power, they are raising their voices. What else is this, if not hypocrisy?”