'Earlier BJP only freed Masood Azhar, now they're asking for votes in his name': Mayawati

Last Updated : May 02 2019 | 2:36 PM IST

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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), May 02 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati attacked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following the listing of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist. Mayawati said, "Earlier BJP Government made Masood Azhar a guest and later freed him, now at the time of elections, they are trying to gather votes in his name, it is condemnable." She also condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remark over BSP and B. R. Ambedkar. She said, "B. R. Ambedkar can be a ground of vote bank politics for Congress or BJP, but for BSP, he is like our soul."