I agree with Joshi's remark against Mayawati, says Amar SinghJuly 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh says "I agree" with what Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi said against Chief Minister Mayawati. "I agree with what Rita had said.
Mayawati government has dismal record on Dalits: Buta SinghJuly 17th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and her government have come in for criticism from the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, which said it has the "most dismal record in tackling atrocities against Dalits". Commission chairman Buta Singh said the Mayawati government's move to arrest Congress leader Rita Joshi Bahuguna for her remarks against Mayawati was "a little far-fetched".
Congress leadership behind Rita Bahuguna's remark: MayawatiJuly 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Thursday said the Congress high command is behind Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi's objectionable remarks on her. Addressing a press conference, Mayawati said: "The comments by Joshi are unpardonable.
Congress asks Mayawati to apologise for remarks on GandhiJune 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress Wednesday demanded an apology from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati for making "derogratory" remarks that Mahatma was a "natakbaaz" (a fake). The remarks made by Mayawati about the Father of Nation are highly condemnable.
Sarvajan or bahujan, Mayawati in ideological bindJune 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Two years after its historic victory in Uttar Pradesh riding on a rainbow coalition of the low and high castes, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) of Chief Minister Mayawati is caught in a dilemma -- whether to continue its inclusive agenda or revert to her core Dalit base. Credited with giving Dalits - whom she called 'bahujan' - their political space, Mayawati in 2007 adopted the new social engineering formula of 'sarvajan', which included upper castes in her support base.
Mayawati faces flak over remarks on Mahatma GandhiJune 15th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Maywati has come under severe criticism from opposition leaders for having made derogatory remarks about Mahatma Gandhi. While addressing a meeting of MPs and legislators of her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) here Saturday, Mayawati called the Father of the Nation a "natakbaaz" (fake).
Mayawati calls for nation-wide protests on Rahul's birthdayJune 13th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Saturday asked workers of her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to stage demonstrations across the country on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's birthday June 19 against his party's "anti-Dalit policies". She made the announcement at a specially convened day-long meeting of her ministers, party MPs, legislators, district coordinators and other senior leaders here.
Mayawati criticises UPA for ignoring private sector quotaJune 5th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday criticised the Manmohan Singh government for remaining silent on the issue of quotas for Dalits in the private sector in President Pratibha Patil's address to the joint sitting of parliament Thursday. In a statement read out on her behalf by cabinet secretary Shashank Shekhar Singh here, Mayawati asked why the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government "had not cared to pay any heed to the much needed job quota for Dalits in the private sector".
Will Mayawati be PM, wonders India's Dalit capitalMay 15th, 2009 AGRA - This city, famous for the Taj Mahal, is also known as the Dalit capital of India. And people here are busy debating if Mayawati - the woman who has risen from the bottom of the social hierarchy to be Uttar Pradesh chief minister - will finally get a shot at the country's top post.
'Violent' Varun has 'no right' to use Gandhi surname: MayawatiMay 6th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Wednesday said Varun Gandhi had 'no moral right to use Gandhi as his surname' because of his 'violent behaviour'. 'A person with violent behaviour can never be a Gandhi,' Mayawati said referring to Mahatama Gandhi 'who was the greatest exponent of the doctrine of ahimsa (non-violence)'.
Mayawati takes potshots at Congress, Rahul GandhiMay 4th, 2009 GHAZIABAD - The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati here Monday hit out at Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, saying that by merely sleeping in the house of Dalits or having food with them, their poverty would not be removed. Hitting out at the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and their allies, Mayawati at a rally in here said the Congress ruled the country for 40 of the 61 years since independence and yet did nothing for the country.
Mayawati says a 'dalit's daughter' should be made next PMApril 25th, 2009 RAMAIPUR - Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Saturday said a 'dalit's daughter' should be made the Prime Minister of the country. Mayawati further said a dalit Prime Minister would ensure the upliftment of the backward and minority communities in the country.
More Brahmins, fewer Dalits among BSP candidatesMarch 21st, 2009 LUCKNOW - Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday announced candidates for all 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The list has more Brahmins and fewer Dalits.
Crimes against Dalits in Uttar Pradesh persist, despite Mayawati's ruleJanuary 26th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Crime against Dalits is on the rise in Uttar Pradesh despite a Dalit chief minister at its helm, official records show. But Dalit voters are sticking to Mayawati and her Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) because they have few options, say political analysts.
Mayawati not serious about helping Dalits: PaswanJanuary 12th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan Tuesday charged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of not being serious about fighting for the rights of Dalits and the downtrodden. 'Atrocities against Dalits in Uttar Pradesh are on the rise.
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