Lucknow, Sept. 29 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday hit out at the Samajwadi Party (SP), terming it as anti-Ambedkar and anti-Bahujan.

Her attack came after SP national president Akhilesh Yadav, while addressing the party's convention, called upon the followers of Ram Manohar Lohia and Bhim Rao Ambedkar to come together to fight the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

In a series of tweets on Thursday, Mayawati said the attempt by the Samajwadi Party to show its moves, character and face as "Ambedkarite" were the same pretense, drama and deceit as other parties also often resort to for votes.

The entire history of the SP has been anti-Ambedkar and anti-Bahujan, she said.

During the SP regime...