Mayawati damands strict action against violence creators

Lucknow, April 2: In wake of violence rocking the day-long Bharat Bandh call given by Dalit groups and organizations, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday demanded stern action against all those involved in inciting mobs for violence.

In a statement, the four-time UP Chief Minister said this was a ploy to defame the BSP by alleging that they were behind the violence that erupted in many parts of Uttar Pradesh, primarily in western districts.

"I demand that the government take stringent action again whoever is behind this violence that has singed many parts of western UP," she demanded. "It is indeed very painful that some people have lost their lives in other parts of the country and I condemn these acts of violence."