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Keep the momentum intact till 2024 Lok Sabha election: BSP chief Mayawati

Appreciating the performance of her party candidate in the bypoll in Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat, BSP chief Mayawati asked her party workers to keep the momentum till the general election in 2024

BSP, SP criticise Centre over Agnipath scheme, says introduced in haste

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday slammed the Centre over 'Agnipath' claiming the scheme was introduced in a haste

Agnipath scheme has left India's youth feeling dejected: BSP chief Mayawati

BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday said the Centre's new military recruitment scheme 'Agnipath' has made the youth of the country feel "disappointed" and "desperate". "At a time when barring a handful of people, a vast majority of the country's population, especially the youth, is forced to walk on the 'Agnipath' (path of fire) of poverty, inflation, unemployment and tension, the Centre's 'short-term' Agnipath military recruitment scheme has made them feel disappointed and desperate," she said in a series of tweets in Hindi. "It is the result of reducing the number and possibilities of recruitments in railways, Army and para-military forces that the youngsters from villages are feeling helpless and cheated. Their anger is boiling up because they are staring at a dark future. The situation should be handled properly," she said. Her comments come after violent protests took place against the new military recruitment scheme in many states and the opposition parties stepped up pressure on the

Mayawati asks govt to reconsider 'Agneepath' scheme; calls it 'unfair'

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday hit out at the Union government over its new 'Agneepath scheme' of recruiting soldiers, terming it unfair towards rural youth

'Election mirage': Mayawati on Centre's move to recruit 10 lakh employees

"Due to wrong policies and working style of the Centre, poverty, inflation, unemployment and devaluation of the Rupee are at an all-time high", Mayawati said in a series of tweets in Hindi.

Mayawati slams house demolition in Prayagraj, calls it unjust and unfair

Flaying the demolition of the house of an accused in the Prayagraj violence case, BSP chief Mayawati on Monday said an atmosphere of "fear and terror" has been created

BSP chief Mayawati accuses BJP of instigating religious sentiments

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati Wednesday accused the BJP of instigating religious sentiments in order to divert people's attention from issues like unemployment, poverty and rising inflation.

Mayawati mocks Akhilesh for saying he wanted her to become prime minister

How someone who could not fulfil his own dream of becoming the chief minister will manage to realise the aspirations of others: Mayawati

Don't want to be president, would rather be prime minister or CM: Mayawati

Reacting to Yadav's dig at her on Wednesday, Mayawati said she has never aspired to become the president and the Samajwadi Party leader was dreaming about it to clear his path to become the UP CM

Mayawati slams Akhilesh, says never dreamt of becoming country's president

Mayawati's remarks come a day after Yadav said "BSP has transferred its votes to the BJP in the UP polls. Now it will be interesting to see whether the BJP makes Mayawati President (or not) in return"

Mayawati looking to recast party template, revive her old social alliance

Interestingly, Mayawati had tried to experiment by joining hands with the SP, her bitter rival, in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls

Bulldozers in Jahangirpuri under guise of illegal construction: Mayawati

BSP president Mayawati and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said strict action should be taken against those who are the original culprits

Dalit leaders of casteist parties won't do anything for community: Mayawati

If these people make efforts to do something for the Dalit community, then they are thrown out of the party and the government, she said

Mayawati hits back at Rahul Gandhi; asks him to worry about his own party

Gandhi had on Saturday said that the Congress reached out to the BSP leader, offering her the chief minister's post for contesting the assembly polls together, but she did not respond

Central govt must take price rise seriously: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati Thursday said people are troubled by the rising prices of fuel and other essential goods, and asked the Centre to address the issue seriously.

Take measures to reduce fuel prices: BSP chief Mayawati to Centre

Petrol and diesel prices were on Thursday hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last 10 days to Rs 6.40 per litre.

Uttar Pradesh Assembly election: Where does Dalit politics go from here?

BSP won just one of the 403 seats and secured a vote per cent of 12.8, down from 17 seats and a vote share of 22.2 per cent in 2017

SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav is 'B-team of BJP', not BSP: Mayawati

She also attacked Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav for changing the names of institutions named after B R Ambedkar during his tenure

Mayawati accuses media of adopting casteist approach to harm BSP

Mayawati Saturday accused the media of adopting "casteist and hateful approach" towards the party, and asked its spokesperson to boycott TV debates.

UP Polls: Mayawati terms BJP's victory 'success of negative campaigns'

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Friday admitted that her party's rout in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election was a "lesson".