BSP workers hold protest, demand arrest of Dayashankar
Bahujan Samaj Party workers on Thursday staged a protest before the Ambedkar statue in Hazratganj area in Lucknow, demanding the arrest of former Uttar Pradesh BJP vice-president Dayashankar Singh for making derogatory remarks against their party chief Mayawati.
BSP workers from the districts have been asked to reach the State capital to lodge a strong protest against the remarks made by Mr. Singh, the party said.
Hundreds of party workers started arriving from districts. Tight security arrangements have been made in Lucknow and traffic has been diverted.
The BJP had removed Mr. Singh from all party posts .
Mr. Singh targeted Ms. Mayawati on Tuesday, saying “if someone gives her Rs. 1 crore, she will give him the ticket, but after an hour, if another person offers her Rs. 2 crore, she will give it to him. Later in the evening, if someone else approaches her with Rs. 3 crore, she will give the ticket to him.”
There was all-round condemnation of Mr. Singh’s remarks. MPs, including Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, the DMK’s Kanimozhi, the TMC’s Derek O’Brien, the Congress’ Kumari Selja and Renuka Chowdhury, T.K. Rangarajan of the CPI(M) and Satish Chandra Mishra of the BSP and demands were made for severe action against him.
In a swift damage-control exercise, the BJP on Wednesday removed its newly appointed vice-president in Uttar Pradesh, Daya Shankar Singh, Read more
