BSP chief Mayawati has promised investigation in cases of atrocities against Dalits and Brahmins if her party came to power. She also said that both the BJP and the SP had spoken of protecting the votes of Dalits and Brahmins but did not protect their interests while in power.

On Tuesday, AIMIM 's national president Asaduddin Owaisi kickstarted the party's 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections campaign from Ramnagri at Ayodhya. The Wire's senior editor Arfa Khanum Sherwani speaks on these developments with senior journalist Sharat Pradhan.

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