Lucknow. BJP's Rajya Sabha MP and former DGP Brijlal cornered Akhilesh Yadav, accusing the Samajwadi Party of being anti-Dalit. He said that as the elections are approaching, Akhilesh Yadav's love for Dalits has awakened, whereas the old history of SP is not hidden from anyone.
Referring to SP's Dalit conference organized in Agra, Brijlal said that the party MP from Rampur Mohibullah Nadvi not standing up from his chair during Buddhist worship raises questions on the party's thinking. Linking this to SP's attitude towards the Dalit community, he said that merely organizing a conference does not prove the intentions of any party.
Ambedkar's name removed from medical college and park
The BJP MP alleged that more than one lakh Dalit officers were demoted during Akhilesh Yadav's government. He said that during the inauguration of Ghaziabad Haj House on July 6, 2016, Azam Khan had called Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar a land mafia. At the same time, his name was removed from Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar Medical College in Kannauj and the name of Ambedkar Green Garden in Lucknow was changed to Janeshwar Mishra Park. Brijlal also accused of changing the names of districts and institutions named after Dalit great men and saints.
SP cornered by mentioning guesthouse incident
Brijlal also raised questions on SP regarding the appointments of non-Dalits in the Scheduled Caste-Tribe Commission. They allege that Dalit interests were ignored by appointing non-Dalits to the posts of Chairman, both Vice-Chairmen and 12 members of the Commission.
Referring to the Lucknow guesthouse incident of June 2, 1995, he alleged that during the tenure of the then Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, a conspiracy was hatched against Mayawati so that she could not become the first Dalit Chief Minister of the state. Brijlal said that SP, which formed the government with Kanshi Ram in 1993, later hatched a political conspiracy against his disciple Mayawati.
Appealing to the Dalit community to remember the old attitude of SP, the BJP MP said that how can the interests of Dalits be expected from a party which cannot respect Baba Saheb?