Accusing the BJP of weakening constitutional institutions and the media to serve its political motives, BSP president Mayawati claimed that the conditions on Tuesday were worse than those during the Emergency. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also alleged that the BJP was misusing government machinery and agencies like the CBI, Enforcement Directorate and Income Tax etc to make the country free of Opposition by creating dissension in other parties. "To serve its political motives, the BJP has now weakened constitutional institutions and the media. The BSP chief charged the BJP with misusing CBI, ED and the IT department to weaken and cause dissensions in other parties. The BJP and the RSS had also staged protests when the Mandal report was implemented," she said.

Source: dna October 24, 2017 13:04 UTC