Future tense for INDIA bloc, predicts Mayawati

Claims all allies of Oppn grouping have gathered for self-interest

- NAMITA BAJPAI @ Lucknow

BAHUJAN Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has slammed her political rivals for doing politics over Dr BR Ambedkar, and claimed the INDIA bloc has no future either in Uttar Pradesh or Delhi.

Only the BSP was the alternative to the BJP, she asserted on Wednesday, which is also her 69th birthday. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav wished her on the occasion.

"Voters will have to be cautious of other parties trying to rake up Dalit issues and win in the name of Dr Ambedkar. Voters should decide only after checking which party has worked to change their lives at the grassroots level," she said.