Gearing up for massive show of strength the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) would organize a day long demonstration across Uttar Pradesh to highlight farmers’ issue and how both state and central governments have ignored the peasant class. The demonstration would be held at all the district headquarters where senior party leaders including legislators will lead the agitation on the directives of party president Mayawati.
MPs will stay away from the protest but would raise the issue in the Parliament. The issues to be raised in the agitation include opposition to the amendment in the land Acquisition Act mooted by the Narebdra Modi government at the Centre and miseries of farmers following unseasonal rains that destroyed their crop. Over 200 farmers have reported killed themselves in last one month and half. The party leaders will also raise the issue of bad law and order situation in UP. After its agitation in UP, the BSP will hold a nation wide protest on the farmers’ issue on May 2.
According to party sources here BSP protest in lucknow will be led by party’s national general secretary Nasimuddin Siddique. The protest rally will be held at Jyoti-ba-Phule stadium in Chowk. leader of the oppostion in the UP assembly Swami Prasad Maurya will lead the agitation in Rae Bareli, BSP state president Ramachal Rajbhar in Ambedkar Nagar and Zonal Coordinator R K Choudhury in Mirzapur.