Lucknow: BSP national president Mayawati on Tuesday called the desecration of Ambedkar statues and atrocities against Dalits in several states on Ambedkar Jayanti this year "shameful" and demanded strict action from the centre and respective state govts.
In a series of posts on X, she specifically denounced the attack on an Ambedkar procession in Morena, Madhya Pradesh, in which a Dalit was killed and several others were injured. “This is extremely condemnable. The state govt has not taken strict action against those responsible till now, which puts it in the dock for its clear involvement in the matter,” she said.
The former UP CM said that incidents of desecration of Ambedkar statues and attacks on the processions taken out on Ambedkar Jayanti by “feudal elements” were reported from several states this year. “It is shameful and proof of the govts’ dual character,” he said.
The centre and the state govts should take atrocities and injustice against Dalits and disrespect towards their saints, teachers, and icons “seriously” and act to stop such incidents, said the BSP chief, adding, “Otherwise, these people (Dalits) will never forgive them (the centre and the state govts).”
Such casteist incidents make clear that the programmes organised by the centre and the state govts on the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar are merely a “deceit” to only get the votes of the Dalits, she added.
She also warned Dalits against dual-faced parties.
Courtesy TOI
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