BJP leader gets NCW notice for comments against Mayawati
Hindustan TimesA political row broke out on Sunday after a Bharatiya Janata Party MLA appeared to use a derogatory remark against Mayawati, inviting an angry reaction from the Bahujan Samaj Party chief’s outfit and the National Commission for Women. Referring to the recent announcement of an alliance between the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party and BSP, Uttar Pradesh BJP legislator Sadhana Singh said on Saturday that Mayawati “sold her dignity” for power and comfort and “is a blot on womankind”. “Such derogatory statements are unbecoming of a leader and highly condemnable.” Reacting to the BJP MLA’s remark, BSP leader Satish Chandra Mishra said: “The language used by BJP leader Sadhana Singh against our party president Mayawati shows the level of the BJP. The level of language shows their mental illness.” Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi said the words used by the BJP MLA were “absolutely condemnable” and shameful.