'Go to an asylum', is Mayawati's reply to Mulayam's 'kunwari, srimati, behen' comment

Mumbai: BSP supremo Mayawati is furious at her arch rival Mulayam Singh Yadav's comments on her marital status and has said he might need treatment at the "mental asylum in Agra."

Mulayam Yadav said at a rally in Faizabad district: "Main use kunwari kahun, srimati kahun, ya behen kahun (Should I call her Miss, Mrs or sister?)."

Mayawati said, "He (Mulayam) has lost his mental balance. He is afraid he might lose badly at the Lok Sabha elections... I suggest his family members admit him to a mental asylum in Agra."

Mayawati has asked the Election Commission to take action against Mulayam and ban him from campaigning.

Both the BSP and SP are being perceived among the regional powerhouses whose help might be needed to prop up a government at the Centre. In the last Uttar Pradesh elections, incumbent Mayawati lost heavily to Mulayam Singh.

The SP had won 22 seats last general elections, the BSP 21. This year, the BJP under Narendra Modi is expected to make serious inroads into Uttar Pradesh.