Lucknow, Apr 14: The war of words in Uttar Pradesh (UP) politics saw yet another low on Sunday when Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, in a bid to consolidate her dalit vote bank, said that "her government will thrash the Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders black and blue after being voted back to power".
"When the BSP was in power, it had distributed land to dalits but it has been forcibly taken over by the SP goons after their party assumed office in the state. I want to assure you all that when the BSP will be voted back to power, we will thrash (SP goons) them black and blue... so much so that they will never think of repeating the act," said Mayawati, while addressing a large gathering of BSP workers in Lucknow on the occasion of 122th birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar.
She was confident about BSP winning the next elections because the "people are fed up with the collapse of law and order as well as governance in the state under SP government".
Accusing the SP government of acting with political vendetta, Mayawati said that the large number of hoardings installed by the BSP workers near dalit memorial — Bhimrao Ambedkar Samajik Parivartan Sthal — to pay tribute to Babasaheb Ambedkar, were removed by the government officers under the pressure of SP leaders.
"The SP government knew that it was Babasaheb's anniversary and lakhs of people will come to pay tribute to him. On this occasion, hoardings are installed across the country for which no permission is required. But in Lucknow, we took permission from the local body to install hoardings near the Sthal. But on Saturday night all hoardings within three kilometres of the Sthal were pulled down on the directives of the SP leaders," she claimed.
Attacking the SP government on the issue of deteriorating law and order in the state, Mayawati said that goons are calling shots under the SP rule. "Women are afraid of stepping out of their houses after sunset. Crime has increased enormously and there is no rule of law in the state," she said. "A 10-year-old girl was raped in west UP and when her parents went to lodge a complaint, the victim was put in the lock up by the police, instead of catching the culprits," she said.
Targeting SP's Muslim vote bank, she said, "In last one year, more than 100 communal riots have taken place in UP. Minorities are not feeling safe".
Mayawati said that dalit will have to get the master-key of politics so that they can get their constitutional rights.
"The status of dalits and sarva samaj could be improved only when they get the political master-key and their government comes at the centre and in the state," she said.
Alleging anomalies in the recently held Bhatparrani assembly by-elections, Mayawati said that the BSP will also contest the coming by poll for Bhadoi assembly seat and will examine the role of the officials. She also attacked UPA government blaming it for price rise and corruption in the country.
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