Hitting back at BJP chief Amit Shah after he needled her on desertions in Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), former chief minister Mayawati said his “childish” remarks betrayed the BJP’s nervousness ahead of the assembly polls... Hitting back at BJP chief Amit Shah after he needled her on desertions in Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), former chief minister Mayawati said his “childish” remarks betrayed the BJP’s nervousness ahead of the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. Shah had commented that Mayawati would be the lone party member by election time at the rate party leaders were deserting the BSP. “Our growing base has made BJP nervous so much so that its president Amit Shah is making childish remarks on Uttar Pradesh’s law and order situation and not taking any action,” Mayawati said. Read | BSP’s general secretary quits party, accuses Mayawati of selling ticketsAt Sunday’s conference, Mayawati also attacked the Akhilesh Yadav government for failing to control crime, saying policemen were paying with blood.

Source: Hindustan Times July 03, 2016 10:27 UTC