Mayawati's desperation is because of a rise in BJP's graph among the voters, siad BJP state general secretary Vijay Bahadur Pathak
She also said that BJP and SP are jointly deceiving the people of UP
The party targeted the BSP chief for attempting to corner Modi-led govt on the issue of corruption
BJP accused Mayawati of trying to fool the electorate of Uttar Pradesh and of invoking Dalit issues for electoral gains
She said that dalits, who are subjected to atrocities across the country, don't need sympathies of the BJP
He swat away Mayawati's charges that he was dividing the votes of the Dalits for political mileage, saying he works to uplift them
Mayawati instigated her party workers to target expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singh's mother, wife and daughter
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the government was ready for a debate on the issue
In wake of the rising atrocities against Dalits in the states
Mayawati alleged that the cow vigilantes have been targeting the Dalits for no valid reason in Una
Addressing a press conference here, Mayawati said the BJP attempted to win the hearts of the Dalits by expelling Dayashankar
Major political leaders such as Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi and Aam Aadmi Party President Arvind Kejriwal have hotfooted it to Gujarat to meet the Dalits, who were beaten up in Una for skinning a dead cow. Curiously, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati is yet to visit the state. The state unit of the BSP has sent her a report on the incident but the Dalits of Gujarat are waiting to see her in person.
Dayashankar Singh's wife Swati said her minor daughter had been scarred mentally over derogatory slogan shouting by the BSP cadres yesterday targeting her family
She also said that she did not ask party workers to protest against the abusive remark by the BJP leader
The Odisha CM came down heavily on BJP and called the party 'anti-dalit'
Police conducted searches at about a dozen places to nab Daya Shankar Singh but met with no success
The BJP yesterday expelled Dayashankar Singh from the party for six years
The BJP on Wednesday expelled Dayashankar Singh from the party for six years
Dayashankar Singh had passed the shocking remark while trying to highlight rampant corruption in the allocation of tickets in the BSP
Commenting on Mayawati, UP BJP vice-president Dayashankar Singh said she has become worse than a prostitute