Overview

• Mayawati insisted on reverting all elections to ballot papers, claiming that only paper-based voting can deliver fair results for her party.
• She accused both ruling and opposition parties of forming self-serving Dalit organisations to mislead constituents and siphon off BSP support.
• The BSP chief noted that multiple opposition groups now share her concerns over EVM transparency and reliability.
• Highlighting her broader agenda, she criticized the marginalisation of Bahujans in the nation’s economic growth and pointed to enduring poverty and joblessness.
• She also condemned the politicization of the Pahalgam terror attack and raised concerns about ongoing border security failures.