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Attempt to vandalise Ambedkar statue ‘shameful’: Mayawati
Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Monday condemned the alleged attempt to vandalise a statue of Dr BR Ambedkar in Punjab’s Amritsar and accused the state’s AAP government of negligence. The former Uttar…
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Ambedkar row: BSP chief Mayawati slams BJP, Congress
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday accused the BJP and the Congress of disrespecting the legacy of B R Ambedkar and exploiting Dalit votes for political gains. She also…
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SC order will end ‘bulldozer terror’, ‘jungle raj’: UP opposition leaders
Lucknow: With the Supreme Court applying brakes on bulldozer action, BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday hoped the “terror” of bulldozer will definitely end now while Congress’ Uttar Pradesh chief Ajay Rai said…
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Mayawati accuses BJP and Congress of undermining Dalit reservation
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday accused the BJP and the Congress of attempting to alter reservation policies for Dalits in states governed by them, claiming these changes threaten the…
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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…
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Haryana polls: Mayawati urges Dalit leaders to break ties with Congress
Lucknow: Ahead of the assembly elections in Haryana, BSP supremo Mayawati on Monday urged Dalit leaders to sever ties with the Congress and other “casteist parties” and follow the path laid down…
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Mayawati questions govt policies over ‘rising’ crimes against women across country
Lucknow: BSP president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati expressed concern over “rising” crimes against women across the country and questioned governments’ intentions and policies on women’s safety. “It is very…
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Mayawati says BSP holds positive view on simultaneous election decision
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Wednesday said that her party holds a “positive” stand on the Union Cabinet’s approval of the proposal to hold simultaneous elections but its objective…
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Mayawati slams ‘Bulldozer justice,’ calls for ‘Rule of Law by Law’
New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday criticised the practice of “Bulldozer justice,” urging the government to uphold the “Rule of Law by Law” rather than punishing the families…
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State govts should pay attention to flood prevention: Mayawati
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday alleged that state governments were unable to deal with the flood situation caused by heavy rains in the country and suggested them to…
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No question of my retirement from active politics: Mayawati
Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati on Monday asserted that she was not retiring from active politics and alleged that the “casteist media” had been “propagating such fake news”. The 68-year-old Bahujan Samaj Party…
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BSP extends support to Bharat Bandh against top court order on sub-classification of SCs
Lucknow: The Bahujan Samaj Party on Wednesday extended support to the day-long Bharat Bandh called by some Dalit and Adivasi groups to protest against the Supreme Court’s recent verdict on the sub-classification…