Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath (File photo)

Key Highlights A day before Congress' decision, Mayawati had issued an ultimatum to new Congress governments in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan that BSP will withdraw support to them if they do not revoke cases

After Mayawati's statement, Congress had clarified that the party has already decided to withdraw cases against political workers however, now it has been decided that cases will be withdrawn against SC activists too.

BHOPAL: Taking a serious note of BSP supremo Mayawati's ultimatum, the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh has decided to withdraw all political cases filed by the previous BJP government against protesters including members of political parties and SC activists.

"We have been fighting against the fascism of BJP government. We had already announced to withdraw political cases against all political workers irrespective of any party those who have been fighting against the BJP government's autocratic rule. All such cases will be withdrawn", announced state law and legal affairs minister, PC Sharma, on Tuesday.

A day before Congress' decision, BSP chief Mayawati had issued an ultimatum to new Congress governments in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan that BSP will withdraw support to them if they do not revoke cases filed against 'innocent people' and BSP workers during the April 2 Bharat Bandh of last year called by SC groups.

After Mayawati's statement, Congress had clarified that the party has already decided to withdraw cases against political workers however, now it has been decided that cases will be withdrawn against SC activists too.

Sharma said that he had announced on December 29 that the state government was drafting a proposal to withdraw 'politically motivated' cases against Congress workers, who have been deliberately involved by the BJP-led state government for political vendetta.

The Congress had also supported the protest in April 2018 against the changes to the SC-ST (Prevention of Atrocity) Act brought in by the Supreme Court which were later nullified by a legislation passed in the Parliament.

Sources in Congress disclosed that BSP, with only two members in the state assembly, has extended unconditional support to Congress government after the election and the old party is seeking alliance with BSP during the upcoming Lok Sabha election.

