BJP, Cong equally responsible for atrocities on tribals: Mayawati

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Press Trust of India Lucknow
Last Updated : Jul 19 2019 | 5:16 PM IST

BSP president Mayawati Friday accused both the BJP and the Congress of continued "harassment of tribals" and demanded justice for the victims of the Sonbhadra clash in Uttar Pradesh, which left 10 people dead.

In a tweet, the BSP president said, "The Congress and BJP governments at the Centre are equally responsible for atrocities on the adivasi samaj. During the Congress rule, the adivasis were ejected from the forest and some of them became Naxalites in protest."

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First Published: Jul 19 2019 | 5:16 PM IST

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