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Congress betrayed Muslims: Mayawati
Sunday December 18, 2011 07:02:44 PM,
IANS
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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Mayawati Sunday accused the Congress of betraying
Muslims, saying the party had failed to check communal riots
during its rule at the centre.
Addressing a 'Muslim, Kshatriya and Vaishya Mahasammelan meeting',
Mayawati said Muslims had considered Congress their benefactor but
the party had "betrayed them".
"It made promise after promise but gave nothing (other) than
assurances. The Sachar panel report has mentioned about the
condition of Muslims. Several riots have taken place in Meerut and
Moradabad (in Uttar Pradesh), Bhagalpur (Bihar), Mumbai, Bharatpur
(Rajasthan), it had deep impact on the Muslim psyche," Mayawati
said.
She alleged that Muslims had been forced to live under fear during
Congress rule.
She also accused the Congress of being soft towards the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP). She said organisations like the Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang
Dal had become "quite active" in the country.
Mayawati condemned the Babri mosque demolition at Ayodhya in
December 1992. "The Dec 6 incident, the more it is condemned, it
will not be enough," Mayawati said.
The chief minister said that while her government had taken
several steps for welfare of Muslims, the Samajwadi Party had
virtually no achievements to its credit.
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