Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati said her party's ‘good days’ would return if elections are held through ballot papers instead of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Speaking in Lucknow, Mayawati said, ‘EVMs are not trustworthy. If elections are conducted through ballot papers, the BSP will win. The current government will not allow this change because they benefit from this system’. She further claimed that several political parties--both ruling and opposition are working systematically to weaken the BSP, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, where the party holds a strong support base among Dalits and marginalised sections.
BSP chief alleged that rival political parties were adopting various tactics to ensure that BSP's presence in national politics remains minimal. She also cautioned her party workers against ‘self-serving and opportunistic’ organisations and parties that, she claimed, have no real connection with B.R. Ambedkar, BSP founder Kanshi Ram, or the broader Bahujan movement. Mayawati also alleged that these parties are exploiting Dalit sentiments for political gains.
Mayawati also criticised the lack of equitable participation of Bahujans in the country's GDP growth and described the ongoing poverty and unemployment as a matter of concern. She also reacted to the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, stating that poor border security has been a persistent issue.
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