Her remarks come as the BSP and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) alliance seeks to position itself as a pro-Dalit alternative in the state.
In a series of posts on X, Mayawati accused the Congress and other parties of exploiting Dalit leaders during crises, only to sideline them later.
“The Congress and other casteist parties only remember Dalits during their bad days and temporarily appoint them to key positions,” she said. Mayawati pointed to the current political scenario in Haryana as an example of this marginalisation.
“But in their good days, these parties mostly sideline Dalits and replace them with casteist individuals, as is currently being witnessed in Haryana,” she added.
She called on Dalit leaders to take inspiration from Ambedkar and detach themselves from these parties, stressing that they should work to distance their communities from political groups that do not prioritise Dalit interests.
“These humiliated Dalit leaders should be inspired by their messiah, Baba Saheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, and detach themselves from these parties. They should also work to keep their communities away from these parties,” BSP chief added in her tweets.
Drawing a parallel with Ambedkar’s resignation, Mayawati also recalled her own resignation from the Rajya Sabha in 2017 over the violence against Dalits in Saharanpur.
“Baba Saheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar resigned from the post of Union law minister for the sake of self-respect and dignity of the weaker sections. Inspired by him, I also resigned from the Rajya Sabha when I wasn’t allowed to speak on the atrocities against Dalits in Saharanpur. Hence, I advise Dalits to follow in his footsteps,” she said.
Mayawati also targeted the grand old party for being “historically opposed” to reservations for Dalits and backward communities. She accused Rahul Gandhi of expressing anti-reservation views abroad, warning people to be cautious of “anti-Constitution, anti-reservation, and anti-SC, ST, OBC parties.”