Political discourse plunged to a new low in the country on Wednesday when a Bharatiya Janata Party leader compared Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati to a prostitute.
According to a TV report, Daya Shankar Singh, who is the BJP’s vice-president in Uttar Prasesh, made this remark while he was visiting Mau in Uttar Pradesh. Interestingly, Singh was given the post the same day he made the objectionable remark about Mayawati.
Singh, who is the vice president of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, said: "Mayawati is selling tickets...She is such a big leader, a three-time chief minister...but she gives ticket (to contest) to anyone who gives her Rs. 1 crore. If someone comes with 2 crores, she gives him a ticket. If somebody gives her 3 crores, she cancels the tickets of the previous candidates and chooses him. Today her character is worse than that of a prostitute."
Elections in UP will be held next year.
Mayawati reacted to his statement by saying that "These kind of derogatory statements show that BJP is frustrated with the growing public support for BSP."
BJP spokesperson ShainaNC condemned the statement saying it was unacceptable and there has to be dignity in discourse and the party did not approve of the language.
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