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Caste census: Mayawati hits out at BJP, Congress for ‘race to take credit’

Mayawati also said it is not right to rely on parties like the BJP and Congress for the welfare, upliftment and interests of the Bahujan, Dalits and OBCs.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati criticised the BJP and Congress for attempting to take credit for the caste census.(HT_PRINT)

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Published on May 03, 2025 04:30 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Maya flays rival parties for targeting Anand’s re-induction

When some members of the party, under the conspiracy of opposition parties, get influenced and start weakening their own party or due to indiscipline in the party and not working with maturity, then they have to be expelled under compulsion, she said

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Published on Apr 28, 2025 10:31 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Centre-state disputes over census, NEP affect public interest: Mayawati

BSP chief highlighted the problems faced by children in government schools, especially those from marginalised communities, and urged govt to re-evaluate its stance on English education

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Published on Apr 20, 2025 05:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Ludhiana: BSP opposes GLADA notice to gurdwara

The BSP has demanded criminal action against GLADA officials who issued the notice describing the gurdwara as a “commercial property”; ownership rights of the land should be transferred to the gurdwara, the party said

Estate officer Aman Gupta says the sub-divisional officer concerned has been asked to send a detailed note on this issue. (HT Photo for representation)

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Published on Apr 19, 2025 09:18 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Amid SP’s PDA push, Mayawati slams its leaders for using Dalits as ‘political tool’

The BSP chief’s remarks come amidst a renewed pitch by the SP to consolidate support among backward classes, Dalits, and minorities in Uttar Pradesh

The BSP chief went on to warn the Dalits as well as backward and Muslim communities against falling for SP’s tactics. (HT file)

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Published on Apr 17, 2025 09:53 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

No immediate big plans for ‘pardoned’ Akash Anand, Mayawati sharpens focus on 2027 Uttar Pradesh polls

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati asks party leaders to strengthen cadre base in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati at a party meeting in Lucknow on Wednesday. (Deepak Gupta/HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 17, 2025 08:38 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Re-entry into BSP: Akash Anand likely to get new role in third innings

The special meeting of party functionaries will be held two days after Mayawati decided to give another chance to Akash Anand, after his series of posts on X, asking for forgiveness for his past mistakes, saying he considers Mayawati as his political guru

In the past few months, the party has seen multiple twists due to internal politics between Mayawati, her nephew and his father-in-law Ashok Siddharth. (File Photo)

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Published on Apr 16, 2025 07:34 AM IST

ByRohit Kumar Singh

BSP pays tribute to Dr Ambedkar; Maya calls for oppressed classes’ unity

The only cure for the millions of problems of all Bahujans is their mutual unity and obtaining the master key to power through votes, said BSP chief

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati. (HT file)

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Updated on Apr 14, 2025 10:44 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Another twist in BSP tale: Expelled nephew apologises, Maya says he is being given another chance

Akash Anand says the BSP president is his only political guru and he will not consult his other relative and in-laws while taking political decisions

BSP chief Mayawati with her nephew Akash Anand (File)

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Published on Apr 14, 2025 05:30 AM IST

ByRohit Kumar Singh, Lucknow

Mayawati allows nephew Akash Anand to rejoin Bahujan Samaj Party

Earlier today, her nephew apologised on X and appealed to Mayawati to take him back as a BSP member

BSP chief Mayawati welcomed her former heir, nephew Akash Anand, back into the party fold(Naeem Ansari)

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Updated on Apr 13, 2025 10:59 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Mayawati's nephew Akash seeks re-entry into party, apologises

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Published on Apr 13, 2025 07:40 PM IST

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'Forgive my mistakes’: Mayawati's nephew urges BSP chief to take him back

Akash Anand also said that he would only follow the directions given by Mayawati and would not take advice from anyone else.

BSP supremo Mayawati's nephew, Akash Anand.(HT File)

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Updated on Apr 13, 2025 07:31 PM IST

ByShivam Pratap Singh

Dalit man's murder in Karchana sad and worrying: Mayawati

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Published on Apr 13, 2025 02:45 PM IST

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Mayawati flays Rahul’s silence on Waqf Bill during Parl debate

In a series of posts on social media platform X, Mayawati stated that opposition parties had compared the amendments to the Waqf Act to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), alleging both were contrary to the Constitution.

The Waqf Amendment Bill, which is now an Act, has been contested by several political outfits, citing concerns over its impact on minority rights and property management. (Sourced)

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Updated on Apr 12, 2025 08:24 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

On Kanshi Ram birth anniv, Mayawati calls for caste census

BSP president refers to herself as ‘iron lady’, says people of Uttar Pradesh have seen how her party believes more in action than in words

Mayawati added that in order to give a new direction to the development of the country and the society, the importance of a caste census cannot be ruled out. (FILE PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 16, 2025 07:48 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Keeping up with UP: As Dalits lose political veto, up to Mayawati to step up

Leaders and intellectuals of the Dalit community are looking to Mayawati, the party’s sole stalwart, to lead the revival.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati. (PTI Photo)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2025 04:43 PM IST

BySunita Aron

Celebrate Kanshi Ram’s birth anniv with zeal: Maya to BSP cadre

BSP chief Mayawati prepares for Kanshi Ram's birth anniversary on March 15, urging party members to celebrate and criticizing Congress and BJP's actions.

The BSP chief made the appeal in a post on X. (HT file)

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Updated on Mar 07, 2025 10:48 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Join RPI to take forward Babasaheb’s mission: Athawale to Akash Anand

I want to request both Akash Anand and his father-in-law Ashok Siddharth to come to RPI, said Union minister of state

Union minister of state Ramdas Athawale at a press conference in Lucknow on March 4. (HT photo)

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Updated on Mar 04, 2025 09:28 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Mayawati expels nephew Akash Anand from BSP

Mayawati on Sunday removed Akash Anand, who is her nephew, from all party posts

Earlier, Akash Anand said he respects every decision of party chief Mayawati.(ANI)

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Updated on Mar 03, 2025 06:03 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

'Strange decisions': SP mocks Mayawati over Akash Anand's removal; BJP backs her

Samajwadi Party's Spokesperson Ashutosh Verma asked why Akash Anand was removed from his position after being called 'immature'

Lucknow: BSP supremo Mayawati during a meeting with party's senior office bearers and state presidents at the party office, in Lucknow, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar) (PTI03_02_2025_000034A)(PTI)

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Updated on Mar 02, 2025 10:38 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

No mission left there, join Cong: Udit Raj to BSP workers

Congress leader Udit Raj urges BSP members to join Congress, claiming Mayawati is undermining the party's mission for Dalits and OBCs.

A controversy had erupted on February 17 when Udit Raj accused Mayawati of “strangling social welfare movements” and said the “time has come to strangle her”. (HT file)

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Updated on Mar 02, 2025 08:56 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

BSP chief Mayawati strips nephew Akash Anand of national coordinator role

Akash Anand has been replaced by Mayawati's brother Anand Kumar and Ramji Gautam in the post.

FILE: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati during a party meeting, in Lucknow in January with Akash Anand.
(ANI)

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Published on Mar 02, 2025 03:29 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

BSP facing challenge from rival parties out to woo Dalits in U.P.

BSP chief Mayawati is holding regular meetings of her party leaders in Lucknow to review the membership drive and working of the organisation ahead of 2027 assembly polls

Mayawati is asking her party leaders to highlight the schemes launched under the BSP governments for the welfare of the Dalits. (HT file)

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Published on Feb 28, 2025 05:52 AM IST

ByRajesh Kumar Singh, Lucknow

‘Cong fought Delhi polls as BJP’s B-team': Maywati hits back at Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi had said he wanted Mayawati's BSP to contest elections alongside INDIA bloc against the BJP.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (left) and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati (right).(ANI)

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Published on Feb 21, 2025 11:54 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Rahul Gandhi says Mayawati refused to fight BJP; she hits back

Mayawati accused Congress of hypocrisy, saying it harbours hostility towards BSP where it is strong but talks of alliance in states like UP, where it is weak.

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Published on Feb 20, 2025 09:05 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Row over Udit Raj’s remark on Mayawati, BSP seeks action

The BSP workers took to street in Lucknow and other cities on Tuesday, demanding action against Udit Raj

The Bahujan Samaj needs to be cautious of some party-changing opportunists and selfish Dalits, said Mayawati. (HT file)

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Updated on Feb 18, 2025 09:52 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Congress leader sparks row with ‘Strangle Mayawati’ remark, BSP calls for action

BSP leader Akash Anand called for strict action against Udit Raj for his threats to "strangle" party chief Mayawati.

Congress leader Udit Raj allegedly said that

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Published on Feb 18, 2025 03:02 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Mayawati raises concern over ‘foreign interference’ in Indian elections

“The news from America is quite shocking as a massive amount of USD 21mn has reportedly been provided in the name of increasing voter participation in India,” says BSP chief

The BSP chief also said the “overwhelming dominance of the BJP and AAP under government protection” made conditions unfavourable for her party in the Delhi elections. (File Photo)

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Updated on Feb 17, 2025 10:10 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Mayawati expels nephew Akash Anand’s father-in-law for ‘anti-party’ activities

The action comes in the wake of the BSP’s poor performance in the Delhi Assembly elections in which the party’s candidates failed to retain their deposits in every seat they contested

Mayawati had sacked Akash Anand last year only to reinstate him later and appoint him as her political successor. (File Photo)

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Published on Feb 12, 2025 09:54 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Support BSP beyond caste, religion: Mayawati urges Delhi voters

Targeting rival parties, Mayawati accused them of making “false promises” to underprivileged voters and blamed their political tussles for hindering Delhi’s development.

The BSP has fielded candidates in 69 of the 70 assembly seats (Sourced)

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Published on Feb 04, 2025 05:18 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

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Mayawati also said it is not right to rely on parties like the BJP and Congress for the welfare, upliftment and interests of the Bahujan, Dalits and OBCs.

When some members of the party, under the conspiracy of opposition parties, get influenced and start weakening their own party or due to indiscipline in the party and not working with maturity, then they have to be expelled under compulsion, she said

BSP chief highlighted the problems faced by children in government schools, especially those from marginalised communities, and urged govt to re-evaluate its stance on English education

The BSP has demanded criminal action against GLADA officials who issued the notice describing the gurdwara as a “commercial property”; ownership rights of the land should be transferred to the gurdwara, the party said

The BSP chief’s remarks come amidst a renewed pitch by the SP to consolidate support among backward classes, Dalits, and minorities in Uttar Pradesh

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati asks party leaders to strengthen cadre base in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand

The special meeting of party functionaries will be held two days after Mayawati decided to give another chance to Akash Anand, after his series of posts on X, asking for forgiveness for his past mistakes, saying he considers Mayawati as his political guru

The only cure for the millions of problems of all Bahujans is their mutual unity and obtaining the master key to power through votes, said BSP chief

Akash Anand says the BSP president is his only political guru and he will not consult his other relative and in-laws while taking political decisions

Earlier today, her nephew apologised on X and appealed to Mayawati to take him back as a BSP member

Mayawati's nephew Akash seeks re-entry into party, apologises

Akash Anand also said that he would only follow the directions given by Mayawati and would not take advice from anyone else.

Dalit man's murder in Karchana sad and worrying: Mayawati

In a series of posts on social media platform X, Mayawati stated that opposition parties had compared the amendments to the Waqf Act to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), alleging both were contrary to the Constitution.

BSP president refers to herself as ‘iron lady’, says people of Uttar Pradesh have seen how her party believes more in action than in words

Leaders and intellectuals of the Dalit community are looking to Mayawati, the party’s sole stalwart, to lead the revival.

BSP chief Mayawati prepares for Kanshi Ram's birth anniversary on March 15, urging party members to celebrate and criticizing Congress and BJP's actions.

I want to request both Akash Anand and his father-in-law Ashok Siddharth to come to RPI, said Union minister of state

Mayawati on Sunday removed Akash Anand, who is her nephew, from all party posts

Samajwadi Party's Spokesperson Ashutosh Verma asked why Akash Anand was removed from his position after being called 'immature'

Congress leader Udit Raj urges BSP members to join Congress, claiming Mayawati is undermining the party's mission for Dalits and OBCs.

Akash Anand has been replaced by Mayawati's brother Anand Kumar and Ramji Gautam in the post.

BSP chief Mayawati is holding regular meetings of her party leaders in Lucknow to review the membership drive and working of the organisation ahead of 2027 assembly polls

Rahul Gandhi had said he wanted Mayawati's BSP to contest elections alongside INDIA bloc against the BJP.

Mayawati accused Congress of hypocrisy, saying it harbours hostility towards BSP where it is strong but talks of alliance in states like UP, where it is weak.

The BSP workers took to street in Lucknow and other cities on Tuesday, demanding action against Udit Raj

BSP leader Akash Anand called for strict action against Udit Raj for his threats to "strangle" party chief Mayawati.

“The news from America is quite shocking as a massive amount of USD 21mn has reportedly been provided in the name of increasing voter participation in India,” says BSP chief

The action comes in the wake of the BSP’s poor performance in the Delhi Assembly elections in which the party’s candidates failed to retain their deposits in every seat they contested

Targeting rival parties, Mayawati accused them of making “false promises” to underprivileged voters and blamed their political tussles for hindering Delhi’s development.

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