Mayawati religion in japan
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Mayawati warns she would abandon Hinduism
BSP ledare Mayawati during a rally in Azamgarh on Tuesday.
Addressing BSP supporters from Azamgarh, Varanasi and Gorakhpur divisions, Mayawati said, “Some reasons compelled Ambedkar to quit as law minister in the Nehru government, and he resigned as MP in 1951 when he was not allowed to speak in the Lok Sabha.Ambedkar later gave time to Shankaracharyas and other Hindu authorities to end ill practices, untouchability and discrimination against dalits.When they failed, he converted to Buddhism with lakhs of supporters.“ The BSP leader said she was not against Hinduism as such. “But the fact is that iniquitous practices and atrocities against dalits, tribals, converts and Muslims still continue. The construction of Ram Mandir at A
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Maya accuses BJP of misusing religion, govt machinery in polls
Lucknow: A day after the Election Commissionannounced the poll schedule for five states, including UP, BSPchief Mayawation Sunday charged the BJPgovernment with using religion and government machinery to influence voters. She said BJP would get ousted from power provided it did not "tamper" with voting machines.
“During elections held in the past few years, the tendency of rigging and improper use of power and religion has increased in a deadly form,” she said, addressing a press conference in Lucknow.
BSP chief appealed to the ECI to check the use of religion as a tool to influence voters and ensure that the model code of conduct is not violated. She said that the administrative and police machinery should feel the pressure of commission while performing their duties. This, she said, was extremely crucial for a free and fair elections.
In an apparent reference to West Bengal elections and the UP panchay
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INDIA: Reviving Buddhism Where It Was Born
By Kalinga Seneviratne, IPS, Jan 14, 2009
NAGPUR, India -- Over 50 years ago, the author of India's constitution, B. R. Ambedkar, set in motion a Buddhist socio-political movement which many believe is now ready to fructify through Mayawati, chief minister of northern Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state.
Both Ambedkar and Mayawati come from India's so-called "untouchable" caste, better known as Dalits (the broken people).
It was in this central Indian city that Ambedkar converted to Buddhism along with a million of his followers on Oct. 14, 1956. Mayawati has not publicly disclosed her religious beliefs, but as a follower of Ambedkar, Buddhists expect her to make his dream come true -- that of obtaining for Dalit Buddhists the right to be treated as equal citizens in the land of the Buddha.
Mayawati, who figures in the