BSP ex-leader in trouble over sexist remark

SHRAWASTI (UP): Former BSP leader Swami Prasad Maurya has described Congress UP chief ministerial candidate Sheila Dikshit as discard from Delhi, drawing sharp reaction

Published on: Aug 5, 2016, 06:21:55 IST

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SHRAWASTI (UP): Former BSP leader Swami Prasad Maurya has described Congress UP chief ministerial candidate Sheila Dikshit as discard from Delhi, drawing sharp reaction from her party leaders on Thursday.

“Sheila Dikshit is a rejected ‘maal’ of Delhi whom Congress party has put up in Uttar Pradesh,” Maurya said here on Sunday.

As the video of his remarks went viral, Congress on Thursday lashed out at Maurya for his “sexist remark” and protested before Ekona police station here, demanding lodging of an FIR against him. “If the FIR is not registered, we will intensify our protest,” Congress leader Dilip Sharma said.

He said that he had submitted a complaint to the police in which he said using such expressions against a woman was tantamount to criminal offence.

Maurya, who quit Mayawati’s party and formed Loktantrik Bahujan Manch, was here to meet his supporters to garner support for his rally in Lucknow.

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