Mayawati pitches for statehood to west UP and HC bench in Meerut

REITERATING her promise to carve out a separate state comprising districts of western Uttar Pradesh, BSP chief Mayawati said that she would make all out efforts to get a bench of Allahabad High Court established in Meerut if voted to power.

- NAMITA BAJPAI

"The central government has not been paying attention to it, but when we come to power at the Centre, we will take positive steps," Mayawati said.

Addressing an election rally in support of her party nominee Devvrat Tyagi from Meerut, the BSP chief attacked both the Congress and BJP and targeted the Samajwadi Party (SP) on the issue of reservation, alleging the SP did not want people belonging to SC/ST communities to get quota benefits.