Maya rakes up Dalit PM bias
New Delhi, July 22: Undeterred by the outcome of the trust vote, BSP chief Mayawati alleged on Tuesday that the UPA and the NDA are “conspiring†to prevent her from becoming the country’s prime minister. Talking to reporters soon after the UPA won the trust vote, the UP chief minister said, “UPA’s victory is not due to their policies but a political conspiracy by both the NDA and the UPA to check the BSP and prevent the daughter of a Dalit from becoming the prime minister of the country.â€
She blamed the UPA victory on NDA. “Both feared BSP and prevented me from becoming the prime minister,†she said. She referred to a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and senior BJP leader L.K. Advani in which the latter had expressed concern on the dwindling support base of the two main parties as “casteist and regional†parties are getting powerful. “Both are united and can go to any extent to prevent the march of BSP.†She alleged the UPA of horse trading and said: “This will go down as a black day for Indian democracy.â€