Can dream of becoming PM, but not President, says Maya
: Accusing the Samajwadi Party (SP) of spreading rumours that she wanted to become the President of India, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday said, “I can dream of becoming the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh or the prime minister but not the President of the country.”
On Wednesday, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had said in Mainpuri that the BSP “voted for the BJP but it remains to be seen if the ruling party would make her (Mayawati) the President”.
Addressing a press conference here, she said, “I am committed to fulfilling the dreams and ideals of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar and Kanshi Ram. I am fighting for the empowerment and upliftment of the weaker sections. I can work for the welfare of the deprived community by becoming chief minister or the prime minister but not the President.”
Attacking the Samajwadi Party, the BSP chief said, “Its (SP’s) leaders have spread rumours that I am vying for the
President’s post. The SP is dreaming of making me the President so that their party chief’s path to become chief minister of UP is clear. The SP should stop dreaming of making government or making me the President.”
“The SP is responsible for the Bhartiya Janata Party’s victory in the 2022 UP assembly election. The SP got one sided vote of the Muslim and the Yadav communities in the assembly election. The SP also forged prepoll alliances with various political parties to grab power but it failed in its endeavour,” she said.
“The SP chief has realised that Muslims and members of Other Backward Class (OBC) cannot be misguided. His party will not form the government in UP. He is trying to leave the country and settle in a foreign country,” she further said.
“If the Dalits, Muslims and OBC support the BSP, it will definitely form the government in UP. The members of these communities can make me UP chief minister or the prime minister of the country. They should not be taken for a ride by rival parties but should realise that BSP is their well-wisher. They should unite for the formation of the BSP government next time,” she said.
Flaying the state government for “power cuts during Ramzan”, she said the central and state governments should ensure regular power supply to urban and rural areas alike. Reacting to the BSP chief’s statement, SP’s state unit spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary said the people area were aware of the fact that the BSP chief was working on the direction of the BJP leadership. The BSP fielded candidate to divide the opposition votes to ensure the victory of the BJP in the assembly election, he said.