Armstrong, state president of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was killed by a group of armed assailants near his residence on Friday
BSP supremo Mayawati claimed those who have been arrested so far were not the real culprits and urged Chief Minister M K Stalin to refer the probe to the Central agency to ensure justice to the victim
Poor, Dalits and oppressed in the country should not worsen their misery and pain by getting misled by the superstitions and hypocrisy of babas, she said
Calling for strict steps to prevent irregularities, she said neither any kind of government negligence nor politics towards these problems was appropriate
It is no longer the egalitarian and secular Constitution of Bhimrao Ambedkar, she said
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Now, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav is taking forward the Bahujan movement, demanding social equality for backward castes and disadvantaged communities, said RK Chaudhary
Going forward, the party will give the community an electoral opportunity only after a lot of thought, she said
The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said the "atrocities against the minorities under the guise of Hindutva have reached their peak'
PM Modi said that Akhilesh Yadav should ask his "bua" why she calls people from UP and Bihar outsiders
She says, the free ration to the poor is not a favour by the BJP or the government
Bundelkhand is a hilly region spread across 13 districts in southwest Uttar Pradesh and northern Madhya Pradesh
Weight of leadership? With Mayawati's throne in peril, a churn in Dalit politics in UP, and allegations the BSP had become 'BJP's B-team', could eventually turn the tide
The Bahujan Samaj Party chief asserted that her party 'did not take a single penny' through electoral bonds, which she said was declared illegal by the Supreme Court
His remarks come after former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati decided on Tuesday night to divest him of his responsibilities as the party's national coordinator and her 'successor'
BSP chief Mayawati's decision comes merely five months after she publicly declared Akash Anand as her apparent heir during a critical meeting of party officials in Lucknow
On the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti on April 14 that year, Mayawati first appointed her brother Anand Kumar as the party's national vice president
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Announcing it on X, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said she has taken the decision in the interest of the party and the movement and till the time Anand gains "full maturity"
Baluswamy owns less than an average Indian household