NEW DELHI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Sunday warned of a “political conspiracy” to disturb social harmony in Uttar Pradesh by targeting religious places and revered figures, urging governments to “abandon hateful politics” and adopt strict legal actions to maintain peace.According to a statement issued by the party, the BSP supremo said “All governments should abandon narrow, casteist, communal and hateful politics and establish the rule of law by adopting a strict legal approach towards such criminal elements, so that all people can earn their livelihood peacefully, take care of their families and arrange education for their children.”Mayawati, without naming anyone, expressed concern over attempts to disrupt the social, communal, and political harmony in Uttar Pradesh and other states by targeting religious places and revered figures, including saints, gurus, and great leaders.She also urged party workers to remain alert to emerging political, social, and economic challenges facing both the state and the country.Addressing a state-level meeting in Lucknow, Mayawati also reviewed the party’s ongoing organisational campaign, claiming that nearly 80% of the target had been achieved. She claimed that the remaining work would continue after a state-wide programme on October 9 to mark the death anniversary of BSP founder Kanshi Ram.Mayawati said she will lead a tribute event at Manyavar Shri Kanshi Ram Ji Smarak Sthal in Lucknow, where the party’s future roadmap will also be discussed.She further cautioned party workers about the “emerging challenges in the political, social and economic situation”in the country, including Uttar Pradesh.

Mayawati slams ‘Trump tariff terror’, seeks strong action

Mayawati also criticised the steep tariff hike by the Donal Trump -led US administration on Indian goods, describing it as “Trump tariff terror.”“To deal with the situation emerging from the Trump Tariff Terror, it is imperative that the ruling BJP initiates strong and meaningful reforms for the benefit of the masses,” she said.“If this isn’t done, problems plaguing the country’s masses like poverty, inflation, unemployment, illiteracy, migration will become worse and affect the country’s respect and global standing,” she added.Her remarks came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi “fully reciprocated” US President Donald Trump’s “positive assessment” of the India-US partnership and his praise for the “special”relationship between the two nations, signalling efforts by both sides to ease tensions.Ties between New Delhi and Washington have soured after Trump doubled tariffs on Indian goods to 50 per cent, along with an additional 25 per cent duty on India’s purchase of Russian crude oil. India has called the move “unfair, unjustified and unreasonable.”