Kanshi Ram set up BSP to oppose Congress, Rahul Gandhi doesn't know history: UP minister

LUCKNOW: (Mar 14) UP minister Asim Arun on Friday said Rahul Gandhi's attempt to lay claim to Kanshi Ram's legacy was "artificial", claiming that the Congress leader had "no knowledge of history or geography".

Arun was reacting to Gandhi's remarks at an event here in Lucknow that if Jawaharlal Nehru had been alive, then Kanshi Ram would have been made a chief minister from the Congress.

In a statement issued here, Asim Arun said Kanshi Ram founded the Bahujan Samaj Party specifically to oppose the Congress.