I'll convert to Buddhism along with followers, Mayawati warns BJP, RSS
Mayawati
She also told the BSP workers to be alert on the possibility of an early Lok Sabha election and asked them to start preparing for it.
Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati said on Sunday threatened that she would quit Hinduism and convert to Buddhism, along with her thousands of followers, if the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Bharatiya Janata Party did not stop their ‘atrocities’ on Dalits and backward castes and end the exploitation of these communities.
Addressing a BSP conclave, the BSP chief said, “Dr. Ambedkar had made an announcement in 1935 that he was born a Hindu but he won’t die a Hindu. He gave 21 years to Hindu religious leaders to reform. But when there was no change in their attitude, he converted to Buddhism in 1956 in Nagpur. We thought the contractors and custodians of the Hindu religion would change after his conversion and give respect to the Dalit and backward caste communities. But they continue to exploit the backward communities and the Dalits. Today, I want to warn the BJP and the RSS that if they don’t change their disrespectful, casteist and communal behaviour towards the Dalits and backward caste people and their leaders, I will also convert to Buddhism with my crores of followers.”
Ms. Mayawati said she wanted to give a chance to RSS-BJP to change their casteist and communal mindset towards Dalits, Adivasis, Backwards and also those who have changed their religion and then take a call on conversion to Buddhism “at an appropriate time like Ambedkar.”
She also told the BSP workers to be alert on the possibility of an early Lok Sabha election and asked them to start preparing for it.
“There is a possibility that the BJP can start the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya just before Lok Sabha elections.
“They can even sponsor some dramatic events in the name of patriotism to save their government and hide their failures. Be aware of such conspiracies.
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“The Electronic Voting Machines were tampered with in every election since 2014 to defeat the BSP,” she alleged and dared the BJP to contest all upcoming elections on ballot paper.
The BSP supremo also claimed that the Mandal Commission report was implemented because of her party’s efforts.
“The backward communities got the reservationand other benefits only because of Ambedkar’s efforts and not because of the Congress, Nehru or BJP and company.