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Mayawati Alienates Muslim leaders

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Anwarul haq Baig

New Delhi,11 June 2024


Leaders cutting across party lines, as well as activists and Muslim voices, have criticised Mayawati’s statements, accusing her of deflecting from her leadership failures and peddling divisive politics by making Muslims the scapegoat.

In a tweet, former Rajya Sabha MP Shahid Siddiqui stated that Mayawati gave more tickets to Muslims to “divide Muslim votes”, but both Dalits and Muslims saw through her “manipulative pro-BJP tactics”. They voted unitedly for the INDIA alliance instead.

Article at a Glance

 

Mayawati, the BSP leader, has faced widespread criticism from leaders, activists, and Muslim voices for blaming Muslims for her party's electoral losses. Critics accuse her of deflecting from her leadership failures and peddling divisive politics by making Muslims the scapegoat.

Many have pointed out that Mayawati's party has no bond with its grassroots workers and has mistreated senior Muslim leaders who spoke up for the community's issues. Others have alleged that she has a "deep-rooted Islamophobia" and has stayed silent when Muslims faced injustices.

The criticism highlights Mayawati's failure to acknowledge her own mistakes and instead blaming Muslims for her party's defeats. Her stance has been seen as covertly helping the NDA and the BJP, and critics argue that she should express gratitude to the Muslim community for their past support instead of intimidating them.

On his X, activist and Islamic scholar Samiullah Khan, in an open letter, questioned why Muslims should vote for BSP just because she fielded some Muslim candidates with no mass outreach. He reminded Mayawati of her silence when Muslims faced atrocities and institutional attacks under the BJP regime.

Mayawati sided with “anti-constitutional” forces.

Activist Gulrez Ahmed Ansari accused Mayawati of siding with “anti-constitutional forces” instead of safeguarding constitutional values and minority rights when threatened.

Writing on his X handle, senior journalist Shams Ur Rehman Alavi criticised the BSP for having no bond with its grassroots workers and mistreating senior Muslim leaders who spoke up for the community’s issues in the past.

Social activist Mohd Imran Ansari shared data analysis indicating the BSP effectively helped the BJP win 16 seats in UP by cutting into opposition votes, which the INDIA alliance would have bagged if not for Mayawati’s party.

Activist Md Asif Khan alleged Mayawati harbours a “deep-rooted Islamophobia” for staying silent when Muslims faced injustices like revocation of Article 370, CAA-NRC discrimination, and bulldozer actions.

Some reactions, like that of CPI(M) leader Subhashini Ali, termed Mayawati’s statement “objectionable” without elaborating.

Activist Anubhav Singh slammed Mayawati, stating the BSP has become a “Jatav party” after Kanshi Ram’s demise. He accused her of practising dynastic politics with her family and aide Satish Mishra instead of working for the Bahujan society.

Prem Prakash Yadav criticised Mayawati for putting the onus of her defeat on minorities. He questioned her decision through his tweet.

A youth body, the Muslim Youth Squad, denounced Mayawati’s remarks, alleging the BSP, under her leadership, has reduced itself to a “ticket-selling enterprise” and BJP’s “B-team” instead of genuinely representing Muslims’ aspirations.

Journalist Zakir Ali Tyagi lambasted Muslim voters who backed BSP, stating they should feel ashamed as Mayawati habitually blames the community’s electorate for BSP’s losses while cosying up to the BJP.

AAP leader Nazim Chaudhary accused the BSP of fielding candidates to deliberately aid the BJP’s win on seats the INDIA alliance could have easily bagged. He branded BSP as a “vote-kata (vote-cutter) party” in 2024.

Actor-critic Kamaal R Khan urged Muslims in UP to boycott Mayawati’s BSP, alleging she helped the BJP defeat the Congress and SP by dividing Muslim votes. He slammed her for considering Muslims her “servants.”

Journalist Prashant Kanojia, in a letter to Mayawati, warned her against taking the Bahujan community for granted and criticised her for selling tickets to Muslim candidates without proper representation.

AIMIM spokesperson Asim Waqar mocked Mayawati, saying she did not give Muslims tickets for free but “sold” them, advising the community against “buying” BSP tickets in the future.

Mayawati, a pawn of Sanghi politics

Screenwriter Darab Farooqui penned a lengthy critique, accusing Mayawati of “lying maliciously” and becoming a “pawn of Sanghi politics” by falsely claiming Muslims did not back Dalit candidates, citing data that disproved her allegations.

Actor Sameer Khan echoed the “Muslim as servant” narrative, questioning why Mayawati did not blame upper-caste Hindus for not voting BSP when criticising the minority community’s turnout.

Writer Sharjeel Usmani called Mayawati’s statement “unwarranted,” stating it deflected from her “leadership failure, lack of conviction and half-hearted campaigns, " leading to BSP’s rout.

This criticism highlights widespread condemnation of Mayawati’s ongoing stance of blaming Muslims for the BSP’s repeated electoral losses. By refusing to ally with the opposition and instead going solo, she is seen as covertly helping the NDA. Critics argue that she is using Muslims as scapegoats to cover up her failures and intentionally benefiting the NDA and the BJP in these elections.

 

 

She must remember that she became chief minister of UP, India’s biggest state, in 1995, 1997, 2002, and 2007, owing to Muslim support. She should have expressed gratefulness to the Muslim community instead of intimidating the community that has never voted on caste or communal lines. Muslims have always extended their support to parties and candidates who have a belief in the Constitution and secularism, no matter to which community, caste, or religion they belong.

 

 

 

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