Tag: Mayawati

Bhim Army chief launches new political party on birth anniversary of Kanshi Ram

After announcing his debut in politics, Azad tweeted in Hindi, 'Sahab Kanshi Ram tera mission adhoora, Azad Samaj Party karegi poora (The incomplete mission of Kanshi Ram will be completed by Azad Samaj Party).'

March 15, 2020

Mayawati writes to President, demands high-level judicial probe into Delhi riots

Stressing that the violence has 'trampled' Delhi like during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Mayawati termed them as most serious and unfortunate and said they have drawn the concern of the world and got negative publicity.

February 28, 2020

‘Wrong cases filed against women protesting against CAA, NRC’: Mayawati seeks withdrawal of cases

As hundreds of women continue to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at Lucknow’s iconic Clock Tower, the police have identified and named around a dozen and registered three criminal cases against the protesters.

January 27, 2020

‘Atmosphere of fear, tension in country’: Mayawati slams BJP, Congress on her 64th birthday

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and that her party believed that the CAA was divisive in nature and alienated one community.

January 15, 2020

‘BSP a disciplined party, doesn’t believe in violent protest’: Mayawati after skipping Oppn meet

Accusing the Congress of betraying the BSP despite giving outside support to the government in Rajasthan, party supremo Mayawati had earlier announced that her party would not be attending the meet.

January 15, 2020

‘Modi-Shah diverting attention from economic slowdown by raising divisive issues’: Sonia Gandhi

She termed the protests against the CAA and NRC to be the result of widespread anger and frustration among the people against the BJP government.

January 13, 2020

Mayawati, Mamata to skip Oppn meet called by Sonia Gandhi; AAP likely to give a miss

Mayawati said her party will not attend the meeting, saying it will 'demoralise' her party workers in Rajasthan, where the Congress has caused defections in her party.

January 13, 2020

Mayawati hits out at Priyanka Gandhi, asks her to visit Kota hospital where over 100 infants die

Mayawati was referring to a marriage on Friday in Jaipur of Congress leader Zubair Khan's son which Priyanka attended.

January 11, 2020

‘Insensitive despite being women’: Yogi, Mayawati slam Sonia, Priyanka over Kota tragedy

This comes as 963 deaths have been reported at the government-run JK Lon Hospital in Kota with over 100 infant deaths being reported in the month of December alone.

January 2, 2020

‘BSP is a disciplined party’: Mayawati suspends MLA for supporting CAA

In a video that has gone viral Ramabai thanked Prime Minister Modi for the Citizenship Amendment Act. She said, 'The Act should have come long ago. Some people of Muslim community are spreading violence while opposing the law. They apparently do not understand it. There are wiser people in the community who are not opposing. Some leaders with vested interests are provoking others against the Act.'

December 29, 2019

Mayawati slams UP policeman’s ‘go to Pak’ remark, demands probe

The incident reportedly took place on December 20, when Meerut Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Narayan Singh was speaking to some locals in a narrow lane after violent protests and clashes in the city last week that left five people dead.

December 29, 2019

CBI books former YEIDA CEO, 20 others in Rs 126 crore Yamuna Expressway scam

The central probe agency has registered the case on the recommendation of the Uttar Pradesh government to probe the purchase of large areas of land in Mathura for the Yamuna Expressway project.

December 25, 2019

Two senior BSP leaders join BJP, hail Yogi Adityanath’s administration in Uttar Pradesh

The two rebel BSP leaders said that they were impressed with the pro-poor policies of the Narendra Modi government at the centre and Yogi Adityanath's administration in the state.

December 6, 2019

BSP to celebrate Mayawati birthday as ‘Jan Kalyankari Diwas’, revive fundraising drive on occasion

Fundraising was suspended by the party since 2009 when an engineer on denying to pay the donation was beaten by a BSP MLA Shekhar Tiwari.   

December 3, 2019

UP traffic police to get back Mayawati-era uniforms with blue trousers, white shirt

Earlier before 2008, when Mayawati came in power in the state, the uniform of traffic police was all-white with a white shirt and white trousers.

December 2, 2019

Mayawati expels former party MLAs, leaders likely to join SP

BSP district president Sanjay Dhusia said that the leaders had been involved in anti-party activities for the past several months.

November 24, 2019

Mayawati to withdraw 1995 case against Mulayam Singh

Mayawati was addressing a meeting of BSP MLAs over the issue of continuing support to the then Mulayam Singh government when SP leaders attacked the State Guest House, the BSP chief was in.

November 8, 2019