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BSP Chief Mayawati announces she will resign from Rajya Sabha if not allowed to speak in Parliament

BSP Chief Mayawati has announced that she will resign from the Rajya Sabha today alleging that she was not allowed to speak in the House on issues of Dalit atrocities. <br/><br/>Talking to reporters outside Parliament, Ms Mayawati said, she had given adjournment motion to speak about the atrocities against Dalits including recent violence incidents in Saharanpur. <br/><br/>However, the ruling party members did not allow her to raise the issue. She questioned when she cannot raise the voices of the weaker sections then what is the use of her being in the House. She said that is why she has decided to resign. The BSP Chief alleged that atrocities against Dalits and weaker sections have increased in the BJP-ruled states.<br/><br/>Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi rejected the allegation that she was not allowed to speak. Talking to media, he said Ms Mayawati is making allegations out of frustration following her poll defeats. <br/><br/>He said she was given chance to speak but she chose to use wrong language against the Chair.

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