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Business News/ Politics / Policy/  BJP giving UP elections a communal colour, says BSP chief Mayawati
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BJP giving UP elections a communal colour, says BSP chief Mayawati

Mayawati alleged that Narendra Modi and Amit Shah held roadshows in Varanasi with an aim to give a communal and religious colour to the UP election campaign

Mayawati is confident that BSP is all set to form the government with absolute majority in Uttar Pradesh. Photo: PTIPremium
Mayawati is confident that BSP is all set to form the government with absolute majority in Uttar Pradesh. Photo: PTI

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of acting like the “undeclared claimant" of the chief minister’s post in Uttar Pradesh, and the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) of giving a communal colour to the Assembly polls.

Referring to Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah as “guru and chela" (master and disciple), she alleged that they held road shows in Varanasi and other cities of Purvanchal with an aim to give communal and religious colour to the election campaign. “...and in this series Modi flouted all democratic traditions and indulged in political and electoral activities as if he himself is the undeclared claimant of the chief minister’s post in Uttar Pradesh," Mayawati said.

Also Read | UP election 2017: Campaign ends with showdown in Varanasi

Exuding confidence that her party is all set to form the government with absolute majority, she accused Modi of violating the Model Code of Conduct by holding a road show in Varanasi without permission and playing the religion card there. “The BJP and the SP-Congress alliance are fighting for the 2nd and 3rd spots...for this the PM and Amit Shah have been indulging in drama to divert people’s attention from their failure to fulfil the poll promises and the hardships arising out of the note ban," the BSP chief said.

“Seeing their political future in danger, they did not desist from giving a communal and religious colour to the elections," she said. “Today, yesterday and the day before they indulged in drama, going to temples and other places...people are looking as to what the prime minister is doing...his own ministers and MPs are criticising him," she said.

Also Read | Assembly elections 2017: Complete coverage

Mayawati said Modi and his ministers are camping in Varanasi and their teams led are moving from house to house, knocking on doors for votes.

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Published: 06 Mar 2017, 07:48 PM IST
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