Lucknow, Oct. 11 -- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has strongly condemned the tragic suicide of senior IPS officer Y. Pooran Kumar in Haryana, allegedly driven by sustained caste-based harassment and discrimination. The incident has sent shockwaves across the nation, particularly among Dalit and Bahujan communities, who are expressing deep outrage and grief.
In a strongly worded statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) today, Mayawati described the incident as "deeply saddening and extremely shameful for a civilised government," asserting that it exposes the persistent grip of casteism within the corridors of power despite repeated claims of progress and reform.
She emphasised that the case is not merely an individual tragedy bu...