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Topic: Mayawati

Mayawati accuses UP police of attacking Dalits in Azamgarh, seeks action against cops

Police said two policemen were allegedly attacked on 29 June when they intervened to solve a dispute. Locals claim cops later came and damaged houses, forcing villagers to flee.

Centre should take cognisance of alleged ‘corruption’ in Rafale deal, says Mayawati

The BSP chief also said the allegations of commission in defence deals and its investigation are not new, It is an old burning issue since the time of the Congress government.

Mayawati is sparing no one, not former ally SP or BJP. Come 2022, she wants BSP as ‘the’ choice

Mayawati has been hitting out at BJP and SP this past week, making it clear BSP will go it alone in next year's UP polls. The election is her chance to prove she's still politically relevant.

Randeep Hooda removed as UN ambassador for his 2012 Mayawati ‘joke’, #ArrestRandeepHooda trends

Randeep Hooda faces widespread backlash after a video of him at an event in 2012 surfaces, shows him making a casteist, sexist joke about the BSP chief.

This is why Mayawati wants to fight solo, says no more poll alliances

Congress and Samajawadi Party, though, believe it doesn’t matter what Mayawati's BSP decides because party 'isn’t in the race for 2022 UP assembly election'.

BSP will contest Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry polls on its own, says Mayawati

The BSP chief also said that her party will fight alone in the UP polls next year, recalling they had a bitter experience of aligning with other parties in the past.

Kanshi Ram’s Bahujan movement was also cultural, not just political

BSP's diminishing political power doesn't mean all is lost for the Bahujan movement. Kanshi Ram Jayanti is a reminder the anti-caste revolution is alive among the masses.

UP panchayat polls a litmus test for BSP, experts say Mayawati must come out of isolation first

Critics claim BSP has been in decline since 2012, but party says there can be no other Dalit leader while Mayawati's around. Experts believe a major strategy revamp could make all the difference.

‘Inactive’ Mayawati sets up scramble for UP Dalit vote, Athawale demands 10 seats from BJP

Athawale’s RPI(A) joins a list of parties such as BJP, Congress, SP & Chandrashekhar Azad’s Azad Samaj Party vying for the Dalit vote in UP.

As UP farmers flock to Ghazipur border protest, SP & BSP change strategy, get more vocal

After farmers answered Rakesh Tikait’s call, BSP chief Mayawati got active on Twitter, while SP leaders from Muzaffarnagar joined the agitation at Ghazipur.

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Fourth phase is high noon of 2024 Lok Sabha polls. It could end in a draw for INDIA & NDA

This phase belongs to the ‘non-aligned’ parties. They could play a critical role in the eventuality of a hung parliament, which looks much more likely than it did one month ago.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.