Bahujan Samajwadi Party supremo Mayawati on Thursday urged the state governments to set aside their “political interest” for the safety of Indians and take strict legal action against terrorists.

Her reaction came against the backdrop of the extradition of 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Tahawwur Hussain Rana to India for trial.
“For the safety of Indians in India, all the state governments should leave aside their political interests and take fair and honest strict legal action against the terrorists under Indian law,” Mayawati said, addressing a press conference.
Rana is being brought to India for trial after US Supreme Court rejected Rana’s plea to stay his extradition to India, exhausting all judicial options.
Rana has been accused of being involved in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, in which over 160 people were killed.
On April 7, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected Tahawwur Rana’s plea to stay his extradition to India. Rana filed an emergency application with Chief Justice Roberts on March 20, 2025, seeking a stay on his extradition.
Tahawwur Rana, a Pakistani-Canadian national, was convicted in the US for the banned terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives and providing material support to the group responsible for the Mumbai attacks that killed over 160 people.
On Novemeber 26, 2008, 10 Lashker-e-Taliba terrorists targeted civilians at southern part of the Mumbai, including Chhatrapati Shivaji Raliyway station, two hospitals, and a theatre. The terrorists also held hostages at three locations- the Nariman House and the luxury hotels Oberoi Trident and Taj Mahal Palace and Tower.
The terror gripped Mumbai for two days, and on November 28, Indian security forces gained control of the situation by killing nine terrorists and arresting one.-ANI