Mayawati lures away Samajwadi Party Dalit legislator
Lucknow, Aug 4 (IANS) In what is seen as a retaliation for the
Samajwadi Party poaching away her party legislators, Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Mayawati Thursday managed to win over its legislator
Sandhya Katheria, who switched loyalties to the ruling Bahujan Samaj
Party.
The move came barely a day after BSP legislator Krishna Kumar Singh
crossed over to the Samajwadi Party, that had earlier too managed to
woo two other ruling party legislators over the past six months.
What has come as a personal setback for Mulayam, Katheria had won two
elections to the state assembly from the Kishni constituency that
falls under the SP supremo's parliamentary constituency of Mainpuri.
The move has clearly jolted the Samajwadi Party leadership. Mulayam
Singh, who was in Delhi, rushed back to Lucknow Thursday afternoon,
soon after news about Katheria's defection came.
Addressing mediapersons, Katheria said: 'I took the decision to leave
the Samajwadi Party simply because I realized that there was no room
in that party for a Dalit like me. Samajwadi Party is apparently only
bothered about furthering the interests of its own leader's family and
they cannot think beyond that.'
'The atmosphere inside SP had become too suffocating, therefore I
chose to say good-bye to the party and join the BSP, which is the only
party to safeguard the interests of the Scheduled Castes,' she said.
She, however, declined to answer any questions, saying 'no comments'
to repeated queries by reporters.
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