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“My aim is to have a Bahujan Samaj government at the Centre, which was also the dream of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar.”
“We don't agree with the notion of the government to remove governors. It is unconstitutional.”
“I have come to know that in BJP married women get nervous when their husbands go near Modi, fearing that like him their husbands may also leave them.”
“In U.P., there will be stern action against terrorists. But there is a clear instruction that no innocent person should be taken into custody during the course of action against terrorists.”
“The Electronic Voting Machines were tampered with in every election since 2014 to defeat the BSP.”
“In every community there are poor and unemployed people.”
“When I decided to come into politics, the one thing that I had in my mind was to help the weaker sections. Therefore, nobody should accuse me of nepotism.”
“No one could stop me from becoming the chief minister of U.P.”
“When the BSP was in power, there were no communal riots.”
“People know that my policies are meant for development of all communities.”
“We cannot fight just as Dalits. I understand for centuries people have fought each other. It is not easy to bring them together. But we have done this in U.P.”
“Every MP in the NDA wants to become a minister, which is not possible. So they keep pulling each other down.”
“The Congress-led UPA government is not releasing development funds and criticizing my government for not taking adequate steps for development. This shows that Congress is only playing politics for electoral gains and is not serious about development of the state.”
“BJP and RSS leaders used to attack my government over the construction of Dalit memorials and statues, including of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, in Lucknow and Noida.”
“For me, every election is equally important. That is how I have approached all elections.”
“Muslims have realized that a vote for the SP means wasting their vote.”
“During the BSP regime, many schemes were started in the name of prominent saints belonging to different castes. However, these schemes were renamed when SP came to power reflecting its casteist mindset.”
“Both the BJP and the SP are trying to create communal tension but people have become aware.”
“Delhi is the capital of the country. People from all over the country come here for work. If anyone falls ill and is being denied treatment because the person does not belong to Delhi and the Delhi government does not provide treatment, then it is very unfortunate.”
“What is needed is permanent jobs and the Centre has done everything to discriminate against the Dalits by not releasing funds for them.”