Dayashankar's wife meets UP Guv over alleged abuse by Mayawati's BSP

Lucknow: Swati Singh, wife of expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singh, who had questioned Mayawati's character, today met Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik and lodged a complaint over foul language allegedly used by BSP workers against women of her family during their protests.

Swati said that she had lodged an FIR against the "misdeeds" of BSP workers led by Naseemuddin Siddqui "at the behest of Mayawati".

She submitted a CD containing video of the protest by BSP workers on Thursday and the Governor has assured that necessary action would be taken after examining it, Swati said.

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She alleged that during the protest, BSP workers raised objectionable slogans against her mother-in-law, daughter and herself.

If Mayawati was "hurt" by Singh's remark against her, then slogans raised by BSP workers were "equally disturbing" for Dayashankar's family, she said, adding the BSP chief's allegation that she is working on the directives of BJP is "completely baseless".

After Dayashankar had sparked an outrage by his derogatory comments against the BSP supremo, the party had on Thursday held a huge protest in Hazratbal and raised slogans against the BJP's now expelled leader's family.

An FIR was filed against Mayawati along with general secretary Siddiqui and others on Friday on a complaint of Dayashankar Singh's mother Tetra Devi.

She had alleged that Mayawati used "abusive language" against the women members of the family and BSP leaders raised "derogatory" slogans at the protest in Lucknow on Thursday during which Singh's 12-year-old daughter was also dragged into the row.

A delegation of BJP office-bearers, led by its state president, yesterday met the Governor and demanded immediate arrest of Naseemuddin Siddiqui. They also submitted a memorandum stating that derogatory language was used against women members of Singh's family during protest by BSP workers.