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BJP wasting public money in rallies: BSP chief Mayawati

Jan 01, 2022, at 10:39 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Center and Uttar Pradesh of wasting public money by organising big rallies just before elections.

Mayawati warns people against a flurry of poll promises being made by BJP, SP, Cong in UP

Dec 03, 2021, at 05:01 pm

Lucknow/UNI: BSP president Mayawati on Friday warned the people of Uttar Pradesh and asked them to be cautious about the election sops being announced by different political parties ahead of the assembly polls.

BSP will fight UP polls alone: Mayawati

Nov 30, 2021, at 07:38 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Reiterating that her party will go alone in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Tuesday blamed the Centre as well as the State government for conspiring to weaken the reservation system.

Kasganj case should have high-level inquiry: Mayawati

Nov 11, 2021, at 10:42 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati expressed grief over the suspicious death of a youth in Uttar Pradesh's Kasganj in police custody and demanded a high-level inquiry from the state government.

Mayawati hits out at Samajwadi Party for being anti-Dalit

Nov 08, 2021, at 11:09 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Monday hit out at the Samajwadi Party blaming it for always insulting the Dalit community and their icons, as well as for being instrumental in changing the name of districts that were coined during her regime after personalities from the community.

SP, BJP invoked Jinnah to communalise UP polls: Mayawati

Nov 01, 2021, at 11:00 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday described the verbal spat between SP and BJP over the Jinnah issue as an attempt to communalise the coming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

Ban pre-poll surveys 6 months before elections: BSP urges Election Commission

Oct 24, 2021, at 07:10 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has urged the Election Commission to ban pre-poll surveys by media outlets six months before state and general elections.

Congress' reservation for women in UP polls is an election drama: BSP supremo Mayawati

Oct 20, 2021, at 06:54 pm

Lucknow/UNI/IBNS: Terming the announcement of 40 percent seat reservation for women in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls by Congress as a poll gimmick, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has slammed the Congress saying in Punjab the party was trying to woo the Dalits and now women in UP.

Singhu lynching 'shameful', says BSP supremo Mayawati demanding action

Oct 16, 2021, at 07:10 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati Saturday condemned the brutal killing of a Dalit on the Delhi-Singhu border and demanded strict action against the culprits.

Hindu-Muslim harmony during Kisan Mahapanchayat appreciable step: BSP chief Mayawati

Sep 06, 2021, at 10:18 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati has targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party, Samajwadi Party and Congress on the backdrop of Kisan Mahapanchayat held in Muzaffarnagar on Sunday.

OBC quota in medical colleges 'step taken late': BSP supremo Mayawati

Jul 30, 2021, at 08:25 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) president Mayawati termed the Centre's decision to give OBC Quota in medical colleges admission as a late step and claimed that it was a decision for political interest.

Deputy CM's post across states should be reserved for Muslims: AIMIM leader

Jul 02, 2021, at 06:08 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In what could trigger a huge political debate, AIMIM leader Asim Waqar has said the Deputy Chief Minister's post across the states should be reserved for Muslims.

BSP will go solo in UP, Uttarakhand elections next year: Mayawati

Jun 27, 2021, at 04:29 pm

Lucknow/IBNS: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will go solo in the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand state polls, to be held early next year, party chief Mayawati clarified on Sunday morning.

Uttar Pradesh: Rebel BSP MLAs reluctant to join SP at this juncture

Jun 17, 2021, at 06:07 pm

Lucknow/UNI: The rebel Uttar Pradesh BSP MLAs who met Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday are in a dilemma over joining the new party at this moment.

Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal protesting outside Amarinder Singh's house detained

Jun 15, 2021, at 08:41 pm

Chandigarh/IBNS: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was on Tuesday afternoon detained while he was protesting outside Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's residence here, media reports said.

SAD to ally with BSP in Punjab Assembly Polls

Jun 12, 2021, at 06:03 pm

Chandigarh/UNI: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday announced formation of an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Punjab.

UP: BSP expels 2 senior legislators

Jun 03, 2021, at 10:51 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati has expelled two senior party legislators including the leader of the party in the state assembly for alleged anti-party activities.

Mayawati urges states, political parties to support vaccination drive for all above 18

May 01, 2021, at 05:19 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP) supremo Mayawati has called for all political parties, state governments and industrialists to support the Covid vaccination drive for 18 yrs and above in the country which gets underway today.

Petrol and diesel prices should be curbed: BSP chief Mayawati

Jan 08, 2021, at 08:44 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Maywati has appealed to the Centre that in order to handle the economy of the country, there is a need to keep control on the prices of petrol and diesel.

Mayawati asks UP govt to reconsider its 'Love Jihad' law

Nov 30, 2020, at 05:15 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has asked the Yogi Adityanath government to reconsider the 'Love Jihad' law.

Strict action should be taken against officials guilty for hooch problem: BSP chief Mayawati

Nov 24, 2020, at 09:23 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has advocated for strict action against the officials responsible for the deaths caused due to spurious liquor in Uttar Pradesh.

Strict action should be taken against officials guilty for hooch problem: BSP chief Mayawati

Nov 24, 2020, at 07:23 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has advocated for strict action against the officials responsible for the deaths caused due to spurious liquor in Uttar Pradesh.

Mayawati ready to support BJP to defeat former ally SP

Oct 29, 2020, at 07:37 pm

Lucknow/IBNS: In a new political development in Uttar Pradesh, which steers the national politics, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday said her outfit will even back the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to defeat its former ally Samajwadi Party (SP).

UP bypolls: Notification to be issued for 7 Assembly seats tomorrow

Oct 08, 2020, at 06:18 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Notification for the November 3 by-elections to seven Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh will be issued on Friday.

UP government should change arrogant and authoritarian attitude: Mayawati

Oct 05, 2020, at 07:47 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Slamming the Uttar Pradesh government, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati said that it should change its arrogant and authoritarian attitude and play a big role in making the victim family get justice in a speedy manner.

Mayawati asks Centre to replace Yogi Adityanath as UP CM after Hathras gangrape

Oct 01, 2020, at 07:25 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati attacked the incumbent Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the incidents of gang rape, murder in Hathras and Balrampur districts which shook the nation.

Uttar Pradesh: BSP, SP oppose farmers' bill

Sep 18, 2020, at 06:31 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP), the two opposition political outfits in Uttar Pradesh, on Friday opposed the new farmers' bill.

Govt, private school fee should be waived in public interest: BSP chief Mayawati

Sep 12, 2020, at 11:26 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday demanded central and state governments to cut their expenditure in the larger public interest and waive school fees for children in government and private schools.

BSP chief Mayawati's statue politics again surfaced in Lucknow

Aug 14, 2020, at 02:23 pm

Lucknow/UNI: Amidst controversy over installation of her statues in Prerna Sthal after a video went viral on Wednesday, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati blamed the media for raling up this issue unnecessarily.

SC refuses to interfere in the merger of 6 ex-BSP MLAs with Congress, leaves the matter to Rajasthan High Court

Aug 14, 2020, at 12:06 am

Delhi/Jaipur/IBNS: Ashok Gehlot's prospects of winning a possible floor test in Friday's Rajasthan assembly session has been strengthened after Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere in the case of merger of Rajasthan unit of BSP with Congress, paving the way for the former BSP lawmakers to vote in favour of the ruling government, said media reports.