Two were killed and 13 injured after a stampede broke out at Mayawati’s mega rally in Lucknow on Sunday.
Mayawati was addressing a Bahujan Samaj Party mega rally at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar ground in Lucknow, in which close to 10 lakh people are said to be participating.
However, BSP UP State President Ramachal Rajbhar told the media that one woman had died because of humidity and not in the stampede.
BSP supremo Mayawati in the rally attacked the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, saying it is spreading hatred and communalism in Uttar Pradesh and has failed to keep its promises for the state.
Attacking the central government, the BSP chief said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government is spreading communalism and hatred in the country and the cases of crimes against Dalits and minorities have increased.
Dalits are being targeted in various parts of the country in the name of cow protection. Minorities and Dalits are being harassed, as BJP wants to convert India into a Hindu nation... Harassment of Dalits and minorities would stop in the state once a BSP government comes to power in Uttar Pradesh.
She hoped to form a majority government in the state and said better law and order, especially safety of women, would be the main focus of her government.
Uttar Pradesh is scheduled go for polls early 2017.
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