Lucknow, April 13: Congress and BSP are preparing to play their Dalit card in Ambedkar Nagar on the 119th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Bhimbaro Ambedkar tomorrow.
Tight security arrangements have been made in the district with AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi scheduled to flag off Chetna Yatra (awareness drive) to mark 125 years of party’s establishment, and BSP planning to stage a demonstration against “wrong policies” of the UPA government and “short comings” in the Women Reservation bill.
“Though the BSP has given a state-wide agitation call, the focus would be more on Ambedkar Nagar district,” sources in the party led by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati said here.
On the directives of Mayawati, a battery of senior leaders, including state cabinet ministers, will stage a demonstration, they said.
–PTI