Jayalalithaa dives into Mayawati controversy, asks BJP to sack UP leader
Chennai: Tamil Nadu CM and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa on Wednesday condemned BJP UP leader Dayashankar Singh’s comment that BSP chief Mayawati was ‘worse than a prostitute’, and called for stringent action.
“It’s not enough for BJP to remove Dayashankar Singh from his post, he should be sacked from the party," said Jayalalithaa.
The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will stage a demonstration against BJP leader Dayashankar Singh in the state capital on Thursday to press for his immediate arrest for derogatory remarks against party supremo Mayawati.
The protest will be staged in front of the Ambedkar statue at Hazratganj in the morning to press for a case against Singh under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and his immediate arrest, party sources said.
Leader of Opposition in Vidhan Sabha Gaya Charan Dinkar, Leader of Opposition in Vidhan Parishad Naseemudin Siddiqui and Uttar Pradesh chief of the party Ram Achal Rajbhar are expected to take part in the protest, party sources said.
The BSP has taken a strong exception to Singh's remarks against Mayawati in Mau on Wednesday, the sources said.
The BJP has already sacked Singh, the vice president of its Uttar Pradesh unit, from all party posts after his derogatory remarks against the BSP supremo sparked a furore in Parliament and pushed the saffron party to a corner.
The district administration has beefed up security in the state capital in view of the protest called by the BSP.
Meanwhile, taking note of the derogatory remark, the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday said "appropriate action" will be taken against him by the state government.
"We will take appropriate action. The party condemns such a statement which is against the dignity of a woman. This is the real character of BJP leaders," said SP spokesman Rajendra Chowdhury.
"BJP should sack him from the party and also take legal action. A person who has no political courtesy should be taken care of by the BJP," he added.
