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UP elections: Mayawati launches fresh attack on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

BSP chief Mayawati took a swipe at SP leader Akhilesh Yadav, saying he was getting expelled and "ineffective"' leaders from other parties to join his party just to remain in the news

SAD-BSP alliance a new political & social initiative, says Mayawati

BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday dubbed the alliance between the SAD and her party as a new political and social initiative which will usher in progress and prosperity in Punjab. SAD stalwart Parkash Singh Badal described the formation of the SAD-BSP alliance as the beginning of a secular, federal democratic revolution in the state and the country for a total socio-economic and political revamp of polity. The Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) formed an alliance on Saturday for the 2022 Punjab Assembly election. The BSP will fight 20 of the 117 Assembly seats in Punjab, while the rest will be contested by the SAD. The parties are joining hands after a gap of 25 years. The SAD-BSP alliance had contested the 1996 Lok Sabha polls together and won 11 out of 13 seats in Punjab. After the announcement of the alliance, Badal congratulated Mayawati over the phone and invited her to visit Punjab. He also told her to contest from Punjab. Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister

Shiromani Akali Dal, BSP form alliance for 2022 Punjab Assembly elections

The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) formed an alliance on Saturday for the 2022 Punjab Assembly election. Announcing the tie-up at a press conference, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal described it as a new day in politics of Punjab. "Today, is a historic day...a big turn in Punjab's politics, he said in the presence of BSP General Secretary Satish Chandra Mishra. He said the SAD and the BSP will jointly fight the 2022 polls and other elections together. The Mayawati-led BSP will fight 20 of the 117 Assembly seats in Punjab, while the rest will be contested by the SAD, he said. Among the seats which the BSP will contest are Kartarpur Sahib in Jalandhar, Jalandhar-West, Jalandhar-North, Phagwara, Hoshiarpur Urban, Dasuya, Chamkaur Sahib in Rupnagar district, Bassi Pathana, Sujanpur in Pathankot, Mohali, Amritsar North and Amritsar Central. The SAD earlier had a tie-up with the BJP and the Badal-led party walked out of the NDA over the farm laws issue la

Mayawati slams Punjab govt over profiteering from Covid-19 vaccines

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday said that Punjab government selling Covid vaccines to private hospitals at a premium was "indecent, inhuman, condemnable and very unfortunate"

BSP chief Mayawati extends support to farmers' protest call on May 26

BSP president Mayawati on Tuesday extended support to the countrywide protest call given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha on May 26

UP govt should actively help people in rural areas battling Covid: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Thursday asked the Uttar Pradesh government to extend all possible help to people in rural areas battling coronavirus rather than making mere announcements

Delhi CM did theatrics over fleeing migrants, same in Punjab, etc: Mayawati

BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of "indulging in theatrics" over people moving out of the national capital because of the lockdown

Centre must pay for treatment of underprivileged Covid patients: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Monday demanded that the Centre should bear the expenses of treatment of COVID-19 patients from the poor and the weaker sections

Take steps to prevent spread of Covid-19 in villages: Mayawati to UP govt

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Friday suggested the Uttar Pradesh government to take necessary steps to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in village areas of the state

Give coronavirus vaccines for free to poor and needy: Mayawati to govt

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday appealed to the government to make arrangements for free food and accommodation for migrant labourers and workers

Mayawati urges people, governments to pay heed to Covid-19 guidelines

Inaction towards Covid-19 guideline violation in poll rallies is worrying, BSP supremo Mayawati said on Wednesday, urging people and governments to take the surge in the infections seriously

Assam and Bengal Assembly election results could stir up national politics

Whichever way the elections go, they should energise the anti-BJP parties to act concertedly. But there is no single national party that could play the sheet-anchor of a broad-based anti-BJP alliance

BSP Chief Mayawati slams Uttar Pradesh govt over harassment of Kerala nuns

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government following the alleged harassment of Kerala nuns during their train journey via Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh.

BSP chief Mayawati demands free coronavirus vaccine for the poor

Mayawati called for providing coronavirus vaccine to the poor free of charge, ahead of a meeting between the prime minister and chief ministers on pandemic situation and the ongoing inoculation drive

BSP to contest assembly polls in three states on its own: Mayawati

Mayawati on Monday asserted that her party will contest the assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry on its own

Mayawati gets anti-Covid shot, appeals to people not to refuse it

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Saturday took an anti-Covid vaccine shot at a private hospital in the state capital

Government should not further delay addressing farmers' demands: BSP

Union Home Ministry has extended the period of paramilitary forces in Haryana till February 26 to maintain law and order during farmers agitation

'Totally unfair': Mayawati attacks govt over rising fuel, LPG prices

"It is totally wrong and unfair to trouble people, who are already facing problems because of the Covid-19 pandemic, unemployment and inflation"

Centre should repeal farm laws, work for normalising situation: Mayawati

Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been protesting at the national capital''s borders for over two months against the laws

Mayawati welcomes Covid-19 vaccine nod, urges govt to make it free for poor

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Sunday congratulated the scientists associated with the coronavirus vaccine and urged the Centre to make it available for the poor free of cost