BSP plans wake-up call for Dalit youth on Kanshi birthday
Express news service Posted online: Tue Mar 15 2011, 03:31 hrs
Lucknow : The BSP is all set to show its strength by organising
district-level public meetings on Tuesday across the state on the
occasion of 77th birth anniversary of its founder Kanshiram.
The party leadership has asked functionaries to ensure a good
gathering of supporters at the venues.
Chief Minister Mayawati, however, may not attend any function. "She
will visit the Manyawar Kanshiram Smarak Sthal on Lucknow's VIP road
to garland Kanshiram's statue," said an official in the state's
Information Department.
Party insiders said the CM has given special instructions to leaders,
including MPs/MLAs, to attend the functions.
"At least 5,000 supporters will come from each Assembly area. The
coordinators will speak about the struggles of Kanshiram's life," a
leader said. According to him, since Kanshiram had travelled even in
remote areas across the state, he is a most respectable figure among
the party's old cadres.
The party aims to woo young Dalit voters through the functions.
"Younger Dalit voters in rural areas have got diverted from the path
showed by Kanshiram," a leader said. "This is not a good sign for the
BSP, which has been the sole contender of the votes of the community
across the state. So, the leaders want to make the young generation
aware of Kanshiram's ideology."
Next year, he said, the BSP will not be in a position to hold such
meetings due to Assembly elections, he added.
As per strategy, the party will project Kanshiram as the leader who
ensured respect for the Dalit community. "Despite enjoying the
reservation facilities given to Dalits by Baba Saheb Ambedkar, the
Dalits are in no position to get proper respect," said another leader.
"It was Kanshiram who turned the Dalit samaj from the society of
takers to the society of givers with the help of ballot."
According to sources, leaflets containing Kanshiram's achievement will
be given to participants at the function. In her message to people,
Mayawati said Kanshiram was a great thinker who not only created
consciousness among Dalits, but also gave new directions for the all
round development of "Sarva Samaj".
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