In both the states, SCs and STs have been largely supporting the Congress and the BJP in the polls
BSP chief Mayawati on Monday paid tributes to party founder Kanshi Ram on his death anniversary, saying he sacrificed everything to bring the 'Bahujan samaj' out of slavery and help its people stand on their own feet. In a series of posts on X in Hindi, Mayawati said it was due to Kanshi Ram's struggle that the BSP came to power in Uttar Pradesh four times. "... tributes to respected Kanshi Ram ji today on his death anniversary, (the one) who kept the self-respect movement of Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar alive," the BSP chief said. He sacrificed everything to bring the 'Bahujan samaj' out of slavery. Due to his struggle, the BSP formed the government in Uttar Pradesh four times and a strong foundation of social change and economic liberation was laid, she said. BSP people across the country remember the "Bahujan hero" and the party will fulfil Kanshi Ram's mission, for which the struggle continues, she added. Born in Punjab's Rupnagar on March 15, 1934, Kanshi Ram worked for the ..
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will field candidates on 53 seats and Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP) will fight 37 seats
The liabilities declared by the eight national parties during FY21 was Rs 103.55 crore, which decreased to Rs 62.67 crore in FY22
On Wednesday, in a series of tweets, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said the INDIA block and NDA were two sides of the same coin as both pursued anti-poor policies
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said that the NDA and the INDIA alliance are mostly parties with policies that are anti-poor, casteist, communal, pro-business, and capitalist
Of the seven seats for which the candidates have been named, four are currently held by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the remaining three by Congress
Keshav Prasad Chandra from Jaijaipur and Indu Banjare from Pamgarh have again been given tickets for the Assembly elections
An local court on Saturday sentenced BJP MP Ram Shankar Katheria to two years' jail for thrashing staff of a private power firm in 2011. The former Minister of State for Human Resource Development was also levied with a fine of Rs 50,000. The lawmaker from UP's Etawah was booked for thrashing officials and staff of Torrent Power Limited in Agra in 2011, when the state was governed by the Bahujan Samaj Party. Katheria was booked at Hariparwat Police Station in Agra under section 147 (riots) and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt to people). On Saturday, Special Magistrate MP/MLA Court Anuj held Katheria guilty of the charges he was accused of and sentenced him to two years' imprisonment. Talking to reporters after the judgment, Katheria said, "I respect the court order, but I will use my right to appeal in the higher court." Recounting the incident that took place on November 16, 2011, Katheria said, "It was a matter related to an SC woman, who irons clothes on the Shamsabad road in Ag
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday said her party is not opposed to the idea of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), but does not endorse the way the BJP and its government "seek to implement it in the country". In her first remarks on the UCC since the Law Commission on June 14 invited opinion from the public and religious bodies on the matter, the former chief minister said the Constitution mentions securing a UCC for all citizens but not "to impose it forcibly". It should be implemented through consensus and awareness which is not being done, she told a press conference here. "Indulging in narrow politics in the garb of UCC is not in the interest of the country. And this is what is being done." The debate over the UCC gathered momentum after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 27 pushed for its implementation and accused the Opposition of instigating Muslims over the sensitive issue of family laws. Mayawati said, "Our party is not against the UCC, but it does not endorses the
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The counting of votes for 12 civic body polls and bye-elections to two assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh will take place on Saturday
Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Wednesday said it would be better if the budget is for the country rather than for the party. Whenever the Centre talks about the figures of beneficiaries of schemes, Mayawati said in a tweet, it must remember that India is a vast country of about 130 crore poor, labourers, deprived, farmers who are yearning for their Amrit Kaal. "For them, there is just talk. It is better if the budget is more for the country than for the party," she added, indirectly suggesting that the party hoped to gain electoral benefits from the exercise. "Like earlier in the country, in the last nine years also the budgets of the central government kept on coming in which announcements, promises, claims and hopes were showered. They all became redundant when India's middle class faced the problems of inflation, poverty and unemployment etc and were reduced to lower middle class," Mayawati said in a tweet in Hindi. "This year's budget is also not much different. No ...
The decision of topping up the UP party organisation with leaders from the BSP is an explicit step to attract the Dalit vote
His moves in UP politics sometimes earned him the sobriquet of an opportunist
While the leaders of bigger national parties like BJP and INC have limitation to their powers, smaller parties tend to give wholesome control to their leaders
The Uttar Pradesh government has no plans to give unemployment allowance in the state, Labour and Employment Minister said here on Friday. Anil Rajbhar was replying to a question raised by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Umashankar Singh in the legislative assembly. Singh asked about the number of unemployed youths presently registered in the state who have been given employment and whether the government will consider giving unemployment allowance to the remaining unemployed youths. In his response, the labour and employment minister said there is a system of registration of candidates interested in employment on the employment department portal on which a total of 25,39,619 candidates have registered themselves from March 19, 2017 to September 12, 2022. A total of 6,68,269 candidates have been selected for employment by the Employment Department through employment fairs in the private sector, Rajbhar added. Singh supplemented the question of whether the government would give ..
Amid the controversy surrounding the transfers in Uttar Pradesh's health and public works departments, BSP chief Mayawati has alleged the government is trying to save some "big fish" involved
Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday slammed the Centre over 'Agnipath' claiming the scheme was introduced in a haste
"Due to wrong policies and working style of the Centre, poverty, inflation, unemployment and devaluation of the Rupee are at an all-time high", Mayawati said in a series of tweets in Hindi.