Haryana poll results: Non-transfer of Jat votes hurt BSP, says Mayawati

LUCKNOW: Expressing her disappointment over the poor show of the Bahujan Samaj Party in the Haryana elections, party supremo Mayawati said on Wednesday that the BSP-INLD alliance failed to muster Jat support for her party's candidates.
"BSP and INLD fought the Haryana assembly general election in alliance but the result shows that the people of Jat community did not vote for BSP due to which BSP candidates lost on some seats by a small margin, although BSP's entire vote was transferred.I express my heartfelt gratitude to all the BSP workers for fighting this election with full strength and assure them that their hard work will not go in vain. People should not be disappointed nor lose hope, but should be ready to make their own path. A new path will emerge," she said.
Mayawati also paid homage to Kanshi Ram, the founder and Bahujan leader, on the occasion of his death anniversary. She conveyed her appreciation to all the individuals and party supporters who honored him.
"I offer my salutations and immense tributes to the founder and Bahujan leader of BAMCEF, DS4 and BSP, Kanshi Ram ji, on his death anniversary today. I express my heartfelt gratitude to all the people and followers of the party who paid tribute to him in various forms in UP and across the country," the BSP chief posted on X in Hindi.

According to Mayawati, the Congress party, which adheres to Mahatma Gandhi's principles, along with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party, both influenced by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), pose hindrances to the Dalit community's pursuit of self-respect and self-esteem.
"Gandhian Congress and RSS-BJP and SP etc. are not the well-wishers of Dalits rather they are the obstacles in the path of their 'self-respect and self-esteem movement', while Ambedkarite BSP is their true destination, which is struggling to make them a 'ruling class from beggars to givers', this is the message of today," Mayawati said.
"The fact that crores of people in the country are forced to live a miserable and helpless life due to poverty, unemployment, caste-based hatred, injustice and oppression proves that the governments of Congress and BJP etc., which have been in power most of the time, have neither been true constitutionalists nor true patriots," the BSP leader added.
Kanshi Ram, born in 1934, was an Indian politician and social reformer dedicated to the upliftment and political mobilization of marginalized communities.
(With inputs from agency)