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Mayawati said the dreams of ‘acchhe din’ "peddled" by Mayawati said the dreams of ‘acchhe din’ "peddled" byModi have turned into bad days. "Have you got houses, electricity, employment during thetwo-year stint of BJP government at the Centre," she asked thecrowd which responded with loud cries of "no". Slamming the BJP and the RSS, she said, "The centralgovernment has failed on all counts. BJP is strengtheningcommunal forces like RSS and its associated organisations." The BSP supremo said BJP had waived over Rs 1.14 lakhcrore worth of loans of the rich, while the poor were drivento commit suicide. She said Modi had promised to bring back black money in100 days, but it turned out to be a lie. The BJP was followingin the footsteps of Congress on the corruption issue, sheadded "The roots of corruption in BJP are deeper than inCongress. Whether its Lalitgate or Vyapam scam or VijayMallaya case, BJP is following in the footsteps of Congress,"she said. She rejected allegations of taking money in ticketdistribution for the assembly polls. "I want to ask our opponents, you say BSP is a sinkingship that is why people are leaving our party. If that is so,why would people be so interested in buying our tickets? Thetruth is that other parties want to malign us," she said. She also raked up the incidents of discrimination andviolence against Dalits since the Modi government came topower at the Centre. "In BJP-ruled states, Dalits are being persecuted, whetherit is Rohith Vemula or Una incident in Gujarat or what DayaShankar Singh said about me. They are just like Congress. "If you go around sharing meals with Dalits, it doesn’tmean anything," she said, evidently taking a jibe at BJPpresident Amit Shah. The former chief minister accused Chief Minister AkhileshYadav of presiding over a "lawless" state. "The SP government is only interested in helping goondasand mafia," she alleged. She also raised the issue of separate Poorvanchal statesaying, "My government had in the past sent proposal forcreation of a separate state, but it was not addressed." PTIAVA SMI BSA SKBSA