After assuming power Mayawati began to address her constituencies in deed. A section of traders (bania) had supported Maywati and she felt duty bound to do something for them in thanks. She took at least three dozen steps to ease the problems of the traders and provide them some long needed facilities.The steps related to […]
In the renewed rise of Mayawati, Satish Mishra had played a big role especially in bringing other sections of the society to Dalit base of BSP. He helped in easing up Taj Corridor pressure on Mayawati. He also had helped Mayawati in poll campaigns and planning. He had become right hand man of Mayawati and
Mayawati started her electoral political journey in 1984 General Elections from Kairana, distt. Muzaffarnagar in UP. In the following lines about her electoral career is given for readers’ benefit in brief. In 1984 Lok Sabha elections Mayawati polled 44,445 votes against Akhtar Hasan (Cong.) in Kairana constituency. She contested as an independent candidate. In 1985
BSP had defeated BJP in UP in the elections of 2004 and it was a pointer that it surely was moving in the direction that led to the throne of Lucknow. It gave Mayawati immense satisfaction when BJP got decimated in UP because she had declared that her primary goal was to destroy the communal
BSP was satisfied over its performance and BJP was licking its wounds. SP was working up options and looking for opportunities. It wanted to grab power.Just then Gujarat communal riots broke out and entire nation was anguished and grief stricken. Hindu communalists massacred Muslims. In its background Mayawati and BJP got tossed together. They were
In 1999 Kanshiram and Mayawati were preparing for the mid-term Lok Sabha polls necessitated by the fall of BJP government at centre led by A.B. Vajpayee. Congress had tried to cobble up a government but failed. It was also in no better shape. Mayawati’s dream of coming to power in UP with the help of
Mayawati was very pained and angered to the oppression and brutalies against the Dalits in Bihar. Dalits were being butchered and their homes were being razed. Ranbir Sena was carrying out the barbaric campaign against Dalits.Mayawati demanded ‘President’s Rule’ in Bihar. RJD under Lalu Prasad Yadav was ruling that state. Administration had failed to protect
In 1998 Lok Sabha polls BJP and SP did better than BSP. BJP bagged 57 seats and SP 20 seats. BSP could save on 4 out of 6 it earlier held. Congress could not win even a single seat and it was totally wiped out.Rise of BJP and SP in UP was bad news for
Struggles have been a part of the life of Mayawati at family level and political level as well. It made her a battler of indomitable spirit. Weak willed fall down to challenges while the determined ones come out of them stronger than before.The follower of Buddha, Baba Saheb Ambedkar was a living example of the
After so much travail and struggle, at last the moment arrived that Kanshiram and Mayawati had been waiting for. On June 3, 1995 the governor of UP got Mayawati sworn to the office of the chief minister of the state. Now the challenge was to prove the majority on the floor of the house. Mulayam
The alliance between SP and BSP wrote a new chapter in the history of UP Mulayam Singh, Kanshiram and Mayawati were the co-authors of the chapter. It was clear that Mulayam was not favoured by Dalits and backwards because the social groups he represented were hostile to them.Mulayam Singh was seen in UP politics as
Kanshiram was a very dedicated, committed, hard worker and organiser with a missionary zeal. Before dealing with his political career it would be apporopriate to know about his personal background. Kanshiram was born on March 15, 1934 in Khawaspur village of Ropar district of Punjab. His family belonged to an untouchable caste, the lowest category
The great political battler, embodiment of indomitable spirit, the glory of Bahujan society and popularly known as ‘Behanji’, Kumari Mayawati was born on January 15, 1956 in New Delhi. Her father was Prabhudas Dayal and the name of the mother was Ramrati Devi. The father used to work as ordinary clerk in the Post and
After the independence Vallabhbhai concentrated on the unification of India. He brought about the integration of the 562 princely states and redrew the map of India with remarkable speed. He landed his biggest trouble spot Hyderabad with astute patience and foresight, grim determination and firmness, so characteristic of him. But he displayed his great magnanimity
After the failure of Cripps mission the Congress passed a resolution calling for the Britishers to quit India. The resolution was passed on the midnight of 8th August 1942 by the All-India Congress Committee at Bombay. The resolution sought the withdrawal of British rule from India as an urgent necessity both for India and for