The Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party on Thursday condemned the statement of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Dr B R Ambedkar, and demanded an unconditional apology for his "anti-Dalit" remarks.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati on Saturday slammed the opposition for its silence in Parliament on atrocities against Hindus in Bangladesh.
The Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party have demanded a strong initiative from the Central government to tackle the situation in Bangladesh, where Hindus and saints are on target.
A total of 34 lakh voters will decide the fate of 90 candidates contesting the bypolls from nine assembly constituencies.
According to party sources, despite directives from the high command, these three leaders recently attended the wedding of Kamal, son of BSP leader and party in-charge Babu Munkad Ali, in Ghaziabad.
The nephew of the BSP chief was removed from all the posts on May 7 during the Lok Sabha polls after an FIR was registered against him in Sitapur following his derogatory statement on BJP leaders.
The indications of Akash Anand's return gained momentum after he was designated as a star campaigner for the upcoming Uttarakhand and Punjab assembly by-elections on Saturday.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati may hold a meeting with the party leaders here on June 23 next to review her party's debacle in the Lok Sabha elections.
If sources are to be believed, Mayawati will soon hold a meeting with senior officials of UP and other states to review the defeat.
The BSP, which was accused of being B-Team of the BJP, had fielded candidates in all 80 Lok Sabha seats. It had put up 35 Muslim candidates but could not win even a single seat, though garnered 9.36 per cent of votes polled in the polls.
