Lucknow, 15

March (HS): On Sunday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy

Chief Ministers Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak, BSP Chief Mayawati,

and Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav paid honors to Kanshi Ram on his birth

day.

In a post

on X in Hindi, Adityanath stated, My humble tributes on the birth

anniversary of Manyavar Kanshi Ram ji, the pioneer of social justice and

founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party, who dedicated his entire life to the

upliftment of Dalits, the exploited, and the deprived.

Deputy

Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said in a post on X, A hundred

salutations to Kanshi Ram ji, a staunch champion of social justice, a powerful

voice for the rights of the deprived and exploited and founder of Bahujan Samaj

Party on his birth anniversary. His life of battle for equality, self-respect,

and social consciousness continues to encourage society to be alert in the

pursuit of justice and rights. Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak also paid

his respects to Kanshi Ram.

BSP head Mayawati, in an X post, said, On the

birth anniversary of the founder and architect of the BSP, revered Kanshi

Ramji, I along with his followers, under my leadership, offer humble

salutations and deepest tributes. We pay tribute to a man who committed

his whole life to the unrelenting and difficult battle of revitalizing the

philosophy and movement of Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar, moving his caravan

ahead and leading it towards the ultimate aim of political power, she

added.

She

emphasized her desire to fully commit to the BSP's Social Transformation and

Economic Liberation struggle and to achieve electoral triumph. She gave clarion

call to members of Bahujan Samaj to join the BSP movement and become

dedicated, principled Ambedkarvadis. Secure the'master key' to political

power by using their votes. This will allow them to execute at the grassroots

level the rights provided in the Constitution by Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar

for the benefit, welfare, upliftment, protection, and self-respect of Bahujans,

Mayawati stated.

In its

post on X, the UP Congress stated, Jiski jitni sankhya bhaari, uski utni

hissedaari. Our greetings on the birth anniversary of Bahujan icon

'Saheb' Kanshi Ram ji. Fulfilling your ideal of oppressed and downtrodden

people becoming rulers will be our sincere honor to you. Jai Bhim! Jai Bharat.”

Akhilesh

Yadav, the head of the Samajwadi Party, shared an image of Kanshi Ram on his X

page, describing him as a champion of social progress. National head of the

Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) and Lok Sabha MP from Nagina Chandra Shekhar

Aazad praised Kanshi Ram for reawakening a sleeping community. In a post on X,

Aazad wrote, My humble salutations and respectful tribute to the bahujan

icon, Manyavar Sahib Kanshiram ji, on the occasion of his birth anniversary;

and sincere greetings and best wishes to you all on the Azad Samaj Party's 6th

Foundation Day (Kanshiram). Earlier this week, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

stated that if Jawaharlal Nehru had been alive, Kanshi Ram would have been

appointed chief minister of the Congress.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi