Mayawati blames Jats’ ‘casteist mentality’ and support for Congress for BSP defeat in Haryana

Addressing reporters successful New Delhi connected Wednesday, Mayawati said the Jat assemblage successful Haryana was upset with the BJP for the anti-farmer policies of its authorities successful the authorities and astatine the Centre.

“Because of that, the bulk of Jats voted for the Congress to halt the BJP from coming to power. Jats avoided dividing their votes among antithetic alliances and the INLD-BSP confederation got their votes successful astir negligible numbers arsenic a result,” she said.

“BSP candidates did not get Jat votes due to the fact that of the casteist mentality of the community. On the different hand, the BSP’s Dalit votes were wholly transferred to INLD candidates,” the erstwhile Uttar Pradesh main curate added.

Mayawati besides cited a “rift wrong the Chautala family”, a governmental dynasty associated with the INLD, arsenic a crushed for Jat votes going to the Congress.

Mayawati observed that the elections were divided betwixt Jat and non-Jat communities, which harmed the BSP and helped the BJP.

“We forged an confederation with the INLD. But we did not get Jat votes. They voted for the Congress en bloc. BSP candidates got lone Dalit votes. If Jats had voted successful adjacent a tiny number, similar 2-3 per cent, we could person won a fewer seats,” she said.

Mayawati besides said that Jats’ mentality towards Dalits has changed successful Uttar Pradesh but it has not wholly changed successful Haryana. “Their mentality volition person to alteration arsenic successful UP, wherever Jats became MLAs and ministers successful my authorities successful 2007,” she said.