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Published: April 20, 2010 21:06 IST | Updated: April 20, 2010 21:06 IST LUCKNOW, April 20, 2010 Congress draws flak for ignoring Dalit leaders Special Correspondent Already under fire for no mention of Bhimrao Ambedkar and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in an eight-page booklet showcasing 125 years of the party, the Congress has now been subjected to a scathing attack by the ruling Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh. The booklet was released by Rahul Gandhi on April 14 during the launch of 10 Congress yatras marking Dr. Ambedkar's birth anniversary. Condemning the “error”, the president of the State unit of BSP, Swami Prasad Maurya, said on Tuesday that the Congress Party's love for the Dalits and minorities was an eyewash. Mr. Maurya said by ignoring Dr. Ambedkar, Jagjivan Ram, who was a Dalit leader of the Congress, and Maulana Azad, the booklet was an effort to glorify the achievements of the Nehru-Gandhi family. Mr. Maurya said the booklet had vindicated Chief Minister Mayawati's view that the Congress had always ignored the Dalit leaders. The booklet has exposed the Congress' love for Dalits, Mr. Maurya added. In a statement released here, the UP BSP president saw a political motive in the virtues of one family being extolled in the booklet, which contains no mention of a Dalit leader or that of the minority community. This was despite the fact that the booklet was released by Mr. Gandhi on Ambedkar “jayanti”. It underlined the hollowness of the Congress Party's claim, Mr. Maurya added. ------------------------------------ ---- INFORMATION OVERLOAD? Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to [email protected], OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/ PARTICIPATE:- On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to [email protected] TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:- If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to [email protected] OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/ Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
