BSP supremo Mayawati demanded today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make a statement in Parliament on the issue of atrocities on Dalits.
Speaking to media outside Parliament, Mayawati alleged that the recent statements of the Prime Minister on Dalits were an exercise in “damage control”.
“Our party wants that rather than expressing sympathy with Dalits, the PM should focus on acting against those who commit atrocities against them,” the BSP chief said.
Mayawati also demanded that Modi should speak on the issue in Parliament. “If he can speak on it outside, he can also say it in the House,” she said.
Ahead of UP elections and polls in some other states, there have been incidents like the Rohith Vemula episode, the Una attack on youths and other atrocities which have affected BJP’s image with regard to Dalits, Mayawati claimed.
Congress too demands PM’s statement in Lok Sabha
Congress has demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement in the Lok Sabha over dalit atrocities in different parts of the country. Talking to reporters outside Parliament, party leader Rajiv Shukla said, despite Mr. Modi’s remarks against such incidents, they still continued in several states. Mr. Shukla said the government must take strict action against the people behind the attacks.