Vikrant Shekhawat : Dec 22, 2024, 09:40 PM
BSP President Mayawati: Amid the political uproar over the statement made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament about Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has launched a scathing attack on the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Describing both these parties as "birds of the same feather", she accused them of using Baba Saheb's name for political gain.Mayawati's allegations on Congress and BJPMayawati, in her reaction on the social media platform 'X', said that Baba Saheb's struggle and his contribution to the country's interest have always been ignored by parties like Congress and BJP. She wrote, "Congress and BJP are birds of the same feather in doing politics of the votes of his followers in the name of Baba Saheb. These parties are engaged in a conspiracy to hurt BSP to stop the caravan of Baba Saheb's self-respect from moving forward." BSP government's contribution called importantMayawati claimed in her statement that it was only during the BSP government that the great men and saints born in the Bahujan Samaj got respect and honour. She said that parties with casteist mentality, like Congress, BJP and Samajwadi Party (SP), try to deny the symbols of Bahujan Samaj and their contribution.Sharp attack on Samajwadi PartyMayawati also targeted the Samajwadi Party and said that during its tenure, the SP changed the names of many districts and institutions out of malice. She termed it a conspiracy to end the importance of the symbols of Bahujan Samaj.Congress and BJP called opportunistsMayawati also targeted the Congress and called it a party working against the ideals of Baba Saheb. She said, "The eagerness shown by the Congress regarding Baba Saheb is pure deception and politics of selfishness."Bahujan Samaj with BSPThe BSP chief also said that her party has always worked to promote the ideals and policies of Baba Saheb. She claimed that BSP is the party that gave due respect to the saints and great men of Bahujan Samaj according to their contribution.Political conflict continuesThis controversy, which started with Amit Shah's statement, has now turned into a round of allegations and counter-allegations between BJP, Congress, and BSP. The reactions of the people of Bahujan Samaj on this issue have given it an even more political form.This statement of Mayawati makes it clear that the series of politics in the name of Baba Saheb Ambedkar is not going to stop. In the coming times, it will be important to see how this attitude of the parties towards Bahujan Samaj affects the political equations.