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Maya targets Mulayam’s family background |
Lucknow: Addressing BSP’s Sankalp Maha-rally
on Tuesday at Rama Bai ground here, former UP Chief Minister Mayawati
targeted SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s family background while slamming
his party’s opposition to reservation in promotion in government jobs.
She also called SP government in Uttar Pradesh as anti-Dalit.
“Had there not been a provision for reservation, the destiny of
Mulayam Singh Yadav and his kin would have been nothing more than to
serve like herdsmen,” said Mayawati.
The rally is being held after seven months of BSP’s ouster from the corridors of power in the state.
Hundreds and thousands of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers and
supporters from all over the country trooped into the state capital on
Tuesday to join the Maha Dalit Sankalp rally at the Rama Bai grounds
here.
The entire city has been painted in blue, the party colour and all roads seem to be leading to the rally venue.
While
massive security arrangements have been made by the state government
to ensure smooth passage of the rally, the party on its own has deployed
its manpower at vantage points like the railway stations and bus
stands to guide and secure safe movement of the party workers.
Buntings,
hoardings, gigantic balloons and posters have covered the roads that
lead to the rally venue. Many woman were seen carrying large cutouts and
pictures of BSP chief Mayawati.
Ten trains were booked by the
party to ferry supporters and were welcomed at the Charbagh railway
station. Special welcome desks have been set up at the railway station
to guide the incoming party workers. Supporters of Mayawati have come in
from Maharashtra, Odisha, Haryana, New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and
Punjab.
Besides, all party legislators have been asked to ensure
maximum participation from their constituencies. The state unit is
supervising all preparations. While many had thought that the rally
might pale in contrast to her earlier ones when Mayawati was in power,
the multitude that has so far turned up in the state capital does not
indicate any erosion of her support base.
Inspector General of
Police (Law and order) B.P. Singh told IANS that adequate security
arrangements have been made to ensure that the rally passes peacefully.
Traffic has also been diverted at many places and many schools have declared a holiday.
The
Akhilesh Yadav government cancelled the public holiday Oct 9 which the
earlier Mayawati government had announced for the death anniversary of
BSP founder Kanshiram.
Mayawati is likely to announce her future relation with the Congress-led UPA government at the rally.
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