Now, Samajwadi Party says Brahmins are with it

Mayawati had announced new outreach campaign to woo the community

After Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief , the Samajwadi Party (SP) said the community still remembered the “oppression” faced under her rule through “false” cases lodged under the SC/ST Act. SP national secretary Abhishek Mishra accused Ms. Mayawati of remembering Brahmins only when polls approached. “The oppression meted out to Brahmins under her rule, the false cases lodged under the SC/ST (Act), the entire State, every section and every community remembers that,” he said. Every community, especially the Brahmins, were with the SP and saw their future in Akhilesh Yadav, asserted Mr. Mishra. A Brahmin himself and a former Minister in the previous SP government in 2012-2017, Mr. Mishra said Mr. Yadav gave respect to the community at every step and added to their strength and progress.