Last month, the BSP, which counts on Dalit votes, began a series of quot;prabuddha varg sammelans quot; (intellectuals #39; meetings) to woo Brahmins ahead of next year assembly polls.
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Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls: Samajwadi Party to hold series of meetings to woo Brahmins
By PTI
LUCKNOW: With an eye on the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, the Samajwadi Party will be holding a series of meeting of intellectuals as part of its Brahmin outreach programme. The BSP has already started a series of ‘prabuddh sammelans’ (intellectual meets) under the leadership of its Brahmin face and party general secretary Satish Chandra Misra from Ayodhya.Senior SP leaders belonging to the Prabuddh cell of the party and those of the Parshuram Peeth met SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday and the party president has given a go ahead to hold a series of meetings beginning from Ballia next month, party spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary said.
Unlike the BSP, SP Prabudh Sabha had been working with the people since the past one year. The Parshuram peeth led by former party MLA Santosh Pandey had also expressed the desire to hold such meetings and the party president has given a go ahead, Chaudhary said.
There is a lot of anger among the people over the continued “harassment” of Brahmins and others and also alleged atrocities during the BJP government, he said, adding that the people will be made aware that they will get justice only under the SP led government in the state.
Senior Brahmin leaders including former speaker of the state Assembly Mata Prasad Pandey, president of the intellectuals cell Manoj Pandey, Sanatan Pandey and others will be chalking out the party’s strategy on these sammelans.
The leaders will also be launching tours and conferences in different parts of the state to connect with the upper castes before the coming elections and apprise people of the works done by the party during the government led by it .
Earlier, BSP chief Mayawati had announced a campaign from Ayodhya to reach out to Brahmin voters and urge the community not to be “misled” by the BJP. Mayawati had claimed that the people from the “upper castes” were repenting voting for the BJP in the last state elections and said their interests will be safeguarded if her party comes to power.
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BSP to begin campaign to woo Brahmins ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls
By PTI
LUCKNOW: Ahead of the 2022 UP Assembly elections, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday said the Brahmins will not vote for the BJP and her party will begin a campaign from Ayodhya next week to “awaken” the community.Speaking to the media here, Mayawati said she is fully assured that the people of the “Brahmin community will not get misled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and vote for the party in the upcoming elections”.
“A campaign, led by BSP general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra, will be started from Ayodhya on July 23 to awaken the Brahmin community once again. The Brahmins will be assured that their interests will remain safe under the BSP regime,” she said.
On the farmers’ issue, Mayawati said all political parties should come together and hold the Centre accountable.
“The indifferent attitude of the Centre towards farmers protesting against the three farm laws is extremely sad.
It is necessary that pressure of all kinds is put on the Centre in Parliament.
Due to the wrong economic policies of the central government, there is rising unemployment and inflation, which is posing hardships to the people,” she said.
Mayawati said the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MPs, during the Monsoon session of Parliament, will raise issues such as rise in fuel and cooking gas prices and matters related to COVID-19 vaccination.
“There are a number of issues on which the public wants accountability of the government,” she said.
The Monsoon session of Parliament begins on Monday.
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On Makar Sankranti, Suryadev meets his son Shani, auspicious works begin, donations go up by bathing, and virtues multiply
Today is Makar Sankranti. When the Sun enters Capricorn, that day is called Makar Sankranti. According to religious beliefs, by bathing, donating, worshiping in the holy river on this day, the virtuous effect of a person increases thousand times. From this day the auspicious month begins with the end of the Malamas. This special day is considered a day of happiness and prosperity. It is believed that on this day, the union of the Sun God and his son Shani Devta also takes place. On this day, the Sun must offer water. The practice of flying kites was also made so that on the pretext of sports, the rays of the sun can be more absorbed in the body. Donation of sesame has special significance in Makar Sankranti. Donating things made of sesame to Brahmins on this day is considered auspicious.