Attacking Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav in his home turf of Etawah, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati tcharged that he had handed out injustice to his younger brother Shivpal Singh Yadav because for his love for his son Akhilesh.
``To facilitate the party chief’s post for his son, Mulayam Singh humiliated Shivpal Yadav, who withstood the injustice very silently. But the loyalists of Akhilesg and Shivpal will not leave any stone unturned to ensure the defeat of candidates from the other bloc,” said Mayawati.
Mayawati visited Etawah after several years to campaign for the success of her candidates and appeal to voters they should caste their votes at the beginning without waiting for the end of the session.
“You all, especially women, should reach polling stations in the morning to ensure that your votes were caste. You should take lunch only after you have cast your votes,” she appealed. Interestingly, in her over 40-minute speech, Mayawati showed expressed her sympathy towards Shivpal Yadav, who is also contesting from Jaswantnagar segment of Etawah.
During her address, Mayawati went all out against the SP, alleging that the Akhilesh government had let loose a ‘reign of terror’ in the state with hooligans committing utmost atrocities against women.
The former UP chief minister said that once her party forms the government, she would get all hushed up matters reprobed to ensure justice and also to send those involved in land grabbing cases 0to jail.
Terming the BSP as the best bet to defeat communal forces, Mayawati said that her party had a secure vote bank and with support from minorities, the BSP could eassily defeat BJP. “Hence they should , not waste their votes by backing the SP-Congress alliance,” she said.
The BSP chief accused the Modi government of ‘interfering’ with the Muslim personal law and ending reservations for backward communities in jobs. She also promised to extend quota benefits to the poor among upper castes.
Mayawati also cited problems caused due to demonetisation and said that once her government comes to power in UP, farmers, youths, women will be benefited while the people will get a fearless society where criminals and gangsters will be in jail.
later on Monday evening, Mayawati addressed another rally in Unnao before retiring for the day. On Tuesday afternoon, Mayawati will also address a rally in lucknow.