Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday expressed concern over the “increasing” use of religion in politics during elections and said the Election Commission should check this worrying trend. His remarks come a day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath called the assembly polls in the state 80 per cent versus 20 per cent, pointing to a Muslim population of around 20 per cent.
Mayawati told reporters on Sunday, “In the last few years, during elections, attempts have been made to gain electoral advantage by using religion. It affects the elections and the whole country is worried about it. Serious steps should be taken to implement it.” The narrow politics of selfishness as has become evident in the last few years,” he added.
Accusing the Adityanath government of imposing Jungle Raj through its partisan policies, Mayawati also claimed that the BJP would lose the 2022 election “if the government machinery is not misused and there are no discrepancies in EVMs”.
BJP will be thrown out of power this time provided there is no misuse of government machinery and there is no discrepancy in voting machines.” ‘Jungle Raj’ is going on.
Due to this people of every caste and class are feeling very sad. A section of the upper caste, who had voted enthusiastically for the BJP in the last elections, is feeling very sad, he said, adding that even the upper caste voters will not support the BJP. Without naming the Samajwadi Party, Mayawati said, “There is a party in the state which is dreaming of winning 400 seats out of 403 (of the UP assembly). other parties.
However, his dreams will be shattered on March 10. The BJP and other parties will also face the same situation. Only the BSP can give a popular government.” Mayawati also said that there has been a gross violation of the model code of conduct in organizing rallies and road shows amid the Kovid epidemic.
He said that the fear of the Election Commission should also be there in the government machinery and only then the elections can be successfully completed. Claiming that her party is “disciplined”, she wanted to assure that it would strictly adhere to the model code of conduct, for which the party cadre would also be directed separately.
He also demanded that adequate arrangements should be made at the most sensitive booths for the Dalits and people from weaker sections of the society so that they can cast their votes. Urging people to beware of flashy election manifestos of rival parties, he said they should not be misled by promises of freebies.
He said that he has called a meeting of senior party leaders to select party candidates and claimed that his party will do well in Uttarakhand and Punjab. In Punjab, the BSP has formed an alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal. The BSP chief also asked people not to be misled by the survey agencies which show the BSP as “out of the race” till the polls.
“In the 2007 UP assembly elections, the BSP was kept out of the electoral race and it was shown that the SP and the BJP were in a contest. However, when the results came, these parties were far behind us,” he said. That the situation of 2007 will be repeated this time.
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