Lucknow, July 31 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) of possessing a "narrow casteist mindset" for changing the names of several districts dedicated to Dalit and OBC icons during its previous tenure in Uttar Pradesh.

The former Uttar Pradesh CM expressed her gratitude to the current Yogi Adityanath-led government for restoring the name of 'Sant Ravidas Nagar' (Bhadohi) and appealed for the restoration of other original names, including 'Kanshiram Nagar' (Kasganj).

In a post on social media platform X, she alleged that the SP government had acted out of "malice and narrow political motives" when it reversed the naming decisions made during the BSP's rule.

"As is well known from media ...