Lucknow, Oct. 10 -- On a day on which Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati attacked the Samajwadi Party and thanked the BJP government for upkeep of memorials of Dalit icons, SP national president Akhilesh Yadav announced a park and statue of BSP founder Kanshi Ram would come up on the Gomti riverfront in Lucknow if his party forms the government in Uttar Pradesh in 2027.

He made the announcement as he attended a programme to mark Kanshi Ram's 19th death anniversary at the SP office in Lucknow.

If Mayawati is praising the Bharatiya Janata Party, then it means there is some kind of internal collusion between her and the BJP, he said.

On Mayawati's allegations, Yadav said, "The Samajwadi people, including Netaji (SP founder Mulayam Sin...