Mayawati claims that the opposition is using Dalit organizations to deceive the Bahujan society

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati. File Image | Photo credit: ANI

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday (July 12, 2026) alleged that the opposition parties are engaged in various ways of deceiving and misleading the Dalits and other sections of the Bahujan society by projecting some Dalit organizations and deceiving the public through baseless promises and claims and false propaganda.

Ms. Mayawati termed the demonstrations and road blockades as political and electoral gimmicks. “As is well known, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), unlike other parties, does not believe in demonstrations, road blockades, riots, vandalism of government and private property and other violent incidents and deceiving the public with baseless promises and claims and false propaganda etc. to achieve its political and electoral interests. BSP, the only Ambedgi party in the entire country is completely free and committed to the political welfare and welfare of the entire society, especially the poor, labourers, exploited, oppressed and neglected, on the principle and policy of ‘Sarvajana Hitaya and Sarvajana Sukhaya’ and the comprehensive public interest, welfare and development of the BSP-led government in Uttar Pradesh is a living proof of this,” wrote four times M. and the Crime and Law Control Act. Mayawati, on X.

The BSP president further added, “Apart from providing an ideal constitutional government in a vast state like UP, it is also crystal clear that unlike the opposition parties and Dalit organizations and parties working at their behest, the BSP does not indulge in the politics of deceit and fraud, nor does it shed crocodile tears for them, nor does it change its color like a chameleon and real benefit. Dalits, tribals, backward classes, Muslims and other religious minorities as well as the poor of the upper caste society, he wants to achieve the great goal of “social change and economic upliftment” primarily through the main key of power by following the path shown by the great saints, gurus and great men who have taken birth in the “Bahujan Samajo” from time to time, especially Guhrbaru Phatma Srājājyi Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj, Most Worshipful Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and the Bahujan leader, Hon’ble Shri Kanshi Ram.’

Date 11.07.2026: As is well known, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), like other parties, indulges in protests, traffic jams, upheavals, vandalism of government and private property and other violent incidents and false promises and claims to serve their political and electoral interests.

— Mayawati (@Mayawati) July 11, 2026

Ms. Mayawati alleged that with elections coming up, the opposition parties are using tactics to advance their political interests by placing arms on the shoulders of Dalit organizations and people with a slave mentality and opposing the BSP and the Baba Saheb movement.

“Therefore, people from all walks of life, especially Dalits and all those from the ‘Bahujan Samaj’, must be extremely vigilant and cautious so that the evil intentions of the opponents do not succeed,” she warned, adding that the real concern of the BSP in this regard is that the poor, labourers, unemployed youth etc., as well as the exploited and other downtrodden people of the society, do not become victims of the downtrodden, downtrodden society. and terror as they take to the streets to highlight their problems.

Ms Mayawati’s comment came after the murder of Lalita Gautam, a final year BA student, aged 20. A few days later, her body was found from a sugarcane field in Rohta area of ​​Meerut district. Police have arrested the victim’s alleged boyfriend Ankush in connection with the murder. He was later released on bail. Dalit groups and the family of the victim of the alleged involvement of multiple accused in the case protested outside the Collectorate on July 8 and 9, demanding a resumption of the investigation. This demonstration escalated into a confrontation between demonstrators and law enforcement agencies. The police used lathi charges to disperse the gathering and took seven people into custody and filed criminal charges against around 50 unidentified persons in connection with the protest, including unlawful assembly and assault on police personnel. Nagina MP and Azad Samaj Party (ASP) chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad and a Congress delegation tried to meet the family of the deceased and the victims of the police action. Ms Mayawati’s comment is aimed at the incident.

The Congress party hit back, adding that the BSP chief was reading from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) playbook and weakening the Bahujan and marginalized cause.

“The BSP leader seems to be taking a lesson from the feudal forces. In any democratic framework, people have the right to protest publicly to express their concerns. It is well known that atrocities against marginalized sections peaked during the BJP rule in Uttar Pradesh; people from marginalized sections must take to the streets for justice. Calling it wrong is illogical and for any form of unjust fight against the people in Congress it is illogical. group of society and people,” said Shahnawaz Alam, national secretary of the Congress.

Published – 12 Jul 2026 07:18 IST