Now it’s Mayawati turn to play the Muslim card

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati LUCKNOW: With the Jamia Nagar encounter in New Delhi and the police raids in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh to flush out terror suspects becoming a focal point for Muslim vote bank politics in UP, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo and State Chief Minister Mayawati has convened a national convention of her party in Lucknow to discuss the problems faced by the Muslims in India and their solution. Hot on the heels of the Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh demanding a judicial probe into the Batla House encounter, it is now the turn of Ms. Mayawati to play the Muslim card. The show, to be organised by the BSP’s Central unit, New Delhi, will be held here this coming Monday. The announcement was made by the Chief Minister here at a function to mark the second death anniversary of her mentor and... [read full story]