Mahan Dal president Keshav Dev Maurya on April 2 declared unconditional support to the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the INDIA bloc in Uttar Pradesh. Mr. Maurya vowed that his party is ready to make any sacrifice in the ongoing fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in favour of backwards, Dalits and minorities.
“At this time, only the SP and Akhilesh Yadavji are fighting for safeguarding interests of Dalit, backward and minorities in Uttar Pradesh with full strength and dedication. At this time, we all have only one objective, to oust the anti-Dalit, anti-backward, anti-minority BJP from power and in this fight, we are together with the SP,” said Mr. Maurya after a meeting with the SP president in Lucknow.
Targeting the Apna Dal (Kamerawadi) and the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) alliance, Mr. Maurya alleged the proposed front is working behind the scenes to strengthen the BJP.