Continuing with its tirade to bring dalits to BJP’s fold party’s national president Amit Shah will address Swabhimaan maha sammelan in state capital on Saturday which will be attended by members of SC/ST cell.
Party’s secretary Virendra Tiwari said that besides Shah party’s state chief Keshav Prasad Maurya and other senior leaders belonging to SC/ST caste would attend the maha sammelan. law makers of SC/ST are also invited in this rally. Dalits belonging to pasi, kori, dhanuk castes would attend this maha sammelan, he said.
The maha sammelan will take place at the auditorium of Bhim Rao Ambedkar University.
The BJP is trying hard to wean away dalits from the BSP and bring to party fold. Earlier this week Shah had broken bread with dalits and backwards in Allahabad, drawing sharp reaction from Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and BSP national president Mayawati.
Tiwari however said that dalits had always been a big support group for the BJP. “In last lok Sabha election BJP won 71 seats only because dalits voted en block in favour of BJP. In the same election Mayawati’s BSP drew blank. This is clear indication that dalits are no longer with BSP,” he said.
The BJP leader said that BSP has always used dalits as vote bank while in BJP we treat them as equals. This sammelan would talk about their Swabhiman. Now, dalits also know that only BJP can protect their interest, he said.
On the other hand BSP and Samajwadi Party leadership has called Amit Shah’s attempt to lure dalits as political drama.