Rahul versus Maya on Ambedkar Jayanti
Umesh Raghuvanshi, Hindustan Times
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Lucknow, April 13, 2010
First Published: 23:56 IST(13/4/2010)
Last Updated: 10:20 IST(14/4/2010)
Congress general-secretary Rahul Gandhi is set to flag off a rally in
Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday to mark his party's 125th anniversary,
locking horns with the state's ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on its
own turf.
The BSP is also scheduled to hold a rally in the city on the same day,
the 119th birth anniversary of BR Ambedkar, who the BSP looks up to as
an inspirational Dalit figure.
Rahul's Chetna Yatra — a series of 10 rallies that will cover all 403
assembly constituencies of the state — will be flagged off in Ambedkar
Nagar district, 200 km from Lucknow.
The district has a sizeable population of Dalits, the BSP's main
support base, and has been represented by Chief Minister and BSP chief
Mayawati thrice in the Lok Sabha.
On Tuesday, the Congress moved an application before the district
administration seeking permission to garland an imposing Ambedkar
statue before flagging of the rallies.
"The local BSP unit has virtually taken custody of the Ambedkar
statue. BSP flags can be seen all around the statue. We have not heard
anything on the issue from the district administration," Rita Bahuguna
Joshi, president of the UPCC, told HT.
District authorities are yet to take a decision. "We received the
application from the Congress at 2.30 pm today (Tuesday). We have
sought a report from the police and a decision will be taken on the
issue thereafter," said district magistrate Kunwar Vikram Singh.
Congress leaders said the rallies had nothing to do with vote bank
politics and alleged the BSP was conniving to derail their plans. "The
district administration is acting at the behest of the BSP ministers
who are camping in Ambedkar Nagar. We are getting calls from Congress
workers in many districts about the denial or cancellation of bus
permits," said Joshi.
The BSP seemed concerned about the impact the rallies might have in
its stronghold. It has organised demonstrations on Wednesday against
the Congress-led central government.
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