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Mayawati must be given chance to speak in the Rajya Sabha as she is a senior leader: Azam Khan LATEST NEWS    :  Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan on Tuesday advised Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati not to resign from the Rajya Sabha, adding that she should, in fact, start planning for 2019 general elections. "She must be given chance to speak in the Rajya Sabha as she is a senior leader and served as a four-time chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. There is no need to resign. In fact, must plan things to fight for 2019 elections," he told ANI. Mayawati earlier in the day threatened to resign from the Rajya Sabha as she was not allowed to speak on Dalits and other weaker sections being targeted in Uttar Pradesh. "When I tried speaking about the weaker sections today in the Rajya Sabha, I was not allowed to speak. Why? It's a shame. If I am not allowed to speak on Dalits being targeted, then I will resign from the Rajya Sabha,"...

The BSP supremo was speaking about the Saharanpur anti-Dalit violence in the Upper House LATEST NEWS : Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati on Tuesday said she will resign from the Rajya Sabha after being asked to wrap up her impromptu speech on the Saharanpur anti-Dalit violence in the Upper House of the Parliament. "I will resign right away. I will come back and give my resignation," she said and walked out of the House. The Congress walked out of the Rajya Sabha after Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had got a mandate to rule, as BSP supremo Mayawati vociferously spoke against atrocities on Dalits and minorities in Uttar Pradesh and demanded a discussion on the issue. Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad took objection to Naqvi's remarks, saying the BJP had got a mandate to protect the poor, farmers, minorities, and Dalits. "When Mayawati tried to talk, she was told that we have got the manda...