Ahead of 2017 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, former chief minister and BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday staged a massive show of strength at a rally organised in Saharanpur, considered stronghold of BSP.

A huge crowd gathered under a massive canopy to hear her out. She didn't disappoint going straight to hit at the jugular of BJP, accusing the party of hate politics. She said that the BJP was engineering Hindu-Muslim riots in the state.

"To win elections, BJP can orchestrate Hindu-Muslim riots, the remote control of BJP is in hands of RSS", she said.

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'BJP IS ANTI-DALIT, ANTI-MUSLIM'

The BSP leader accused the Centre of discrimination and harassment of Dalits and Muslims. "Muslims are seen with suspicion, while Dalits face atrocities," Mayawati said. She cited incidents of Dadri and Una to make her point.

"Muslims, Dalits and backward classes will be focus of the development, if BSP forms the government in Uttar Pradesh," Mayawati said. Interestingly, Dalits and Muslims have been the main vote banks for the BSP.

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'BJP AND CONGRESS ARE SAME'

The BSP leader painted both the BJP and Congress with the same brush. She said that the BJP was following the footsteps of the Congress-led UPA government. She held Congress responsible for Babri demolition.

"During troublesome period in Ayodhya, Congress could have placed the state under President's Rule but they did not. But now, when Congress is in bad health in UP, their leaders are doing padyatra, rath yatra and khaat yatra," Mayawati said.

"Congress is in such a bad condition that they have brought a (former) Delhi CM and made her party's face in UP," said the BSP chief.

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'WOMEN NOT SAFE UNDER SP RULE'

Lashing out at the Samajwadi Party, Mayawati said that the Akhilesh government has failed to maintain law and order situation in UP.

"No woman feels safe in the state. The police is busy tracing the pets of minister rather than track criminals," the former CM said adding, "The people of Uttar Pradesh will have to rise above caste and religion to vote for BSP so that we can end the 'jungle raj' and create a lawful environment in the state."

This was the fourth divisional level rally of Mayawati. The first such rally was held in Agra on August 21 and thereafter, on successive Sundays she addressed rallies at Azamgarh and Allahabad.

If BSP comes to power, sugarcane farmers will get appropriate procurement amount. Pending payments will be cleared. Benefits of development will not be restricted to one section of society. My regime will not be for the capitalists and rich land owners like that of BJP. No free laptops or mobiles will be given. The poor students will given cash, instead. We will ensure jobs for qualified youths in the state. Communal or criminal miscreants will be brought to justice swiftly. Any land grabbed from Dalit community will be freed and returned to them.

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