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.
Polling in Mathura Lok Sabha seat will be held in the second phase on April 26 for which the campaign ended this evening.
The BJP government has also done wrong in reservation for government employees," she said while addressing an election meeting here.
A day after the joint rally of the INDIA bloc leaders, Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav, BSP chief Mayawati said here on Sunday that the guarantee of the BJP will not work in the elections this time.
Nomination papers were filed by Chhotalal Gangwar from Bareilly and Abid Ali from Aonla Lok Sabha seats and during scrutiny of nomination papers were rejected on technical grounds.
The polling began in 24,370 polling stations at 7 am and will last till 6 pm.
