Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Vice president Dayashankar Singh on Wednesday compared Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati to a 'prostitute' forcing senior party leader Arun Jaitley to condemn the remark in Parliament.
"Even a prostitute, when she enters into a contract with a man, sticks to the contract. But former UP CM Mayawati does not follow any binding when selling tickets. If she has sold it for Rs 1 crore and she gets another contender who is ready to pay Rs 2 crore, she would give it away to him," Singh said.
He also claimed that the reign of Mayawati has ended and that she is leaving no stone unturned to shatter the dream of BSP founder Kanshi Ram.
Uproar over the comment was also witnessed in the Rajya Sabha where several party leaders sought action against Singh.
Condemning the statement, Jaitley said party leaders should refrain from saying such words. "I am personally hurt that a BJP party person used such derogatory words against Mayawati. I should tell Mayawati ji that the BJP shares her grief over this issue. I will look into this matter. We stand with her," he said.
UP BJP chief Keshav Maurya also apologised for the comment. "I think this is wrong and I apologise. Such words shouldn't be used," Maurya said.
Unfazed by the allegations, Mayawati said, "such derogatory statements show that the BJP is frustrated with the growing public support for the BSP."
In several incidents in the past, Mayawati has urged people to be wary of Congress, BJP and Samajwadi Party in the state, saying that they have indulged in merely issuing hollow statements.
"Dump SP, BJP in the Assembly elections. Not just that, you ensure that their candidates forfeit their security deposits," she had said at a public rally recently.
Elections in the state are due to be held in 2017.
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