Lucknow, Mar 14: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati sharply rebuked Congress for floating a Bharat Ratna proposal for BSP founder Kanshi Ram, accusing the grand old party of hypocrisy after decades of snubbing Dalit legends like BR Ambedkar.
In a fiery Hindi post on X, Mayawati questioned how Congress— which ruled the Centre for years without honoring Ambedkar with India’s top civilian award or declaring national mourning on Kanshi Ram’s death—dares to claim his legacy now, ahead of his March 15 birth anniversary.
“Congress never respected Babasaheb, the Constitution’s architect and Dalit messiah. How can they honor Kanshi Ram, whose BSP was born from their anti-Dalit mindset?” she thundered, warning workers to stay vigilant against rival parties’ tactics to dilute BSP’s Dalit base.
Her salvo follows Congress’ ‘Samvidhan Sammelan’ resolution in Lucknow, where Rahul Gandhi lamented party shortcomings, claiming if Nehru lived longer, Kanshi Ram would have been a Congress CM. Mayawati slammed such “pawn” outfits exploiting Kanshi Ram’s name, urging BSP cadres to rally for his anniversary events and safeguard the party’s foundational fight
