‘Thug-bandhan’: Son of neta who saved Mayawati

  • | Saturday | 12th January, 2019

AGRA: “It’s a ‘Thug-bandhan’, BSP supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi party president Akhilesh Yadav have cheated their faithful cadre. In fact, it’s a blessing in disguise for BJP.”He said, “Mulayam never called Mayawati his sister but my father did. During BSP regime, SP cadre were booked under SC/ST Act, while BSP men were jailed during SP regime. Both Mulayam and Mayawati always wanted to send each other to jail with full support from their respective cadre. My father risked his life and saved Mayawati from the state guest house in Lucknow in 1995 when SP men were about to set her ablaze alive using gas cylinder.

AGRA: “It’s a ‘Thug-bandhan’, BSP supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi party president Akhilesh Yadav have cheated their faithful cadre. The alliance won’t last long,” said Farrukhabad MLA Sunil Dutt Dwivedi, whose father Brahma Dutt Dwivedi – then BJP MLA - rescued Mayawati on June 2, 1995 from Lucknow’s state guest house, when she was allegedly held hostage and attacked by SP workers after BSP pulled out of the coalition government.After Dwivedi’s rescue act, BJP extended support to BSP to catapult Mayawati as the first dalit woman chief minister of Uttar Pradesh . He, however, was brutally murdered two years later. Speaking exclusively to TOI, Sunil Dutt said: “None can forgot those days, when both parties were arch-rivals leaving no stone unturned to harass and exploit each other’s party workers during their respective regimes. During BSP regime, SP cadre were booked under SC/ST Act, while BSP men were jailed during SP regime. Both Mulayam and Mayawati always wanted to send each other to jail with full support from their respective cadre. Therefore, the alliance that was announced today would backfire, as ground-level workers won’t accept this insult from their commanders. In fact, it’s a blessing in disguise for BJP.”He said, “Mulayam never called Mayawati his sister but my father did. My father risked his life and saved Mayawati from the state guest house in Lucknow in 1995 when SP men were about to set her ablaze alive using gas cylinder. Who has the right to call her ‘bua’ (aunt), me or Akhilesh Yadav? BSP supremo will regret this alliance.” Sunil said his father, an RSS functionary trained in the art of using lathi, countered Mayawati’s alleged attackers in the guest house and forced them to flee. Later, the BSP chief referred to Dwivedi as ‘brother’ on many occasions.Dwivedi was shot dead outside his house on February 10, 1997.

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