Atrocities committed by BJP in name of Goraksha and religious conversion, says Mayawati at Lucknow rally

BSP will not forge any pre-poll alliance in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab, party supremo Mayawati said at a rally held in Lucknow on the tenth death anniversary of party founder Kanshi Ram on Sunday.

At the rally, Mayawati asserted that the BJP-rule was biased against minorities and said, "Atrocities have been committed in the name of Goraksha and religious conversion."

Mayawati told Muslim voters to not waste their votes on Samajwadi Party as it will benefit BJP.

She also called out the BJP for politicising the surgical strikes and said, "Natakbazi on surgical strikes by BJP is to divert attention of people from failure to perform on the promises made by it during the run-up to 2014 polls."

In the wake of the recent defections from the party, some 13 sitting MLAs planned to showcase the BSP's strength through the event.

According to a Northern Railway release, an advisory had been issued to passengers travelling on October 9 to avoid the rush. A minimum of 10,000 supporters were expected to attend the rally.

The BSP leaders have been holding meetings in all the areas of the state to mobilise their supporters.