http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-21/lucknow/29911574_1_dalit-homes-clp-leader-joshi
Dalit sammelan turns into Maya bashing
TNN Aug 21, 2011, 05.00am IST
LUCKNOW: The Congress on Saturday came down heavily on chief minister
Mayawati and held it responsible for the plight of dalits in Uttar
Pradesh. Addressing the party's dalit sammelan, the first one in the
series to be held across the state, UPCC chief Joshi accused Mayawati
of siphoning funds meant for dalit empowerment projects and running a
government, which has registered highest cases of atrocities against
the scheduled castes and tribes.
"Young SC girls are molested, raped and then jailed by Maya for
raising their voice in protest against these incidents," Joshi
declared, and added that the chief minister could somehow succeed in
misleading the dalits during the last assembly elections, but now they
have become wiser. "Rahul Gandhi stays at dalit homes, eats with them
at dhabas and travels in second class compartments to express his
solidarity with them," Joshi said.
"Young SC girls are molested, raped and then jailed by Maya for
raising their voice in protest against these incidents," Joshi
declared, and added that the chief minister could somehow succeed in
misleading the dalits during the last assembly elections, but now they
have become wiser. "Rahul Gandhi stays at dalit homes, eats with them
at dhabas and travels in second class compartments to express his
solidarity with them," Joshi said.
Union coal minister Sriprakash Jaiswal said that Congress has always
been pro dalit. "The Centre has made a slew of schemes to bring them
in the mainstream by economically empowering them. However, due to
mismanagement and greed of the BSP regime, the financial help offered
has not been able to reach and benefit the target segment," he said.
The minister dared the CM to spell out steps she has taken during the
current regime to help out dalits and the deprived. He alleged that UP
CM only believes in using dalits as her committed votebank and beyond
this has no interest in their welfare.
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