BSP supremo Mayawati on Tuesday slammed Narendra Modi for his statement vowing to cleanse Parliament of criminal elements, saying it was a case of the pot calling the kettle black.
“The people should remain alert of the statements of Modi. He had yesterday said that Parliament will be free from criminal elements after he became Prime Minister. This statement is like ‘ulta chor kotwal ko daate’”, Mayawati said while talking to reporters.
“In reality, there are tainted, corrupt, criminal candidates in large numbers in Modi’s BJP. This had led to resentment within BJP. He (Modi) should have introspected before making such a statement”, she said.
Mayawati also alleged that the BJP-led NDA government had “trapped” her in the Taj Corridor and disproportionate assets case and she got justice from the Supreme Court.
Alleging that free and fair polls was not possible in the State under the Samajwadi Party regime, Mayawati asked the Election Commission to deploy adequate number of central forces.
“The forces should be deployed especially in Yadav-dominated feudal areas”, she demanded.
On SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav contesting from two constituencies -Mainpuri and Azamgarh, Mayawati said that it was a well-planned strategy to give “Hindu—muslim” colour to elections in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
“I want to ask the Chief Election Commissioner to keep an eye on the internal setting of SP and BJP and their game plan,” she added.
On the inflammatory speeches by BJP leaders, Mayawati said that they were continuously giving such speeches and their top leaders had turned a blind eye towards it, which showed that they themselves had given approval for such acts.
The election commission should take stern action against such leaders, she added.
