After she was suspended from the party for not toeing its line on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA from Patheria Ramabai Parihar has withdrawn her statement supporting it. Claiming that the media had distorted her statement made at a public function on Saturday, Ms. Parihar told reporters, “Parents don’t abandon their children for mistakes. And I am like Behenji’s child and will always follow her ideology.”Party chief Mayawati had announced the suspension on Twitter on Sunday, but has not declared the restoration of membership yet. “She has been banned from taking part in party events,” the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister had said. “In the past too she has been warned to toe the party line.”The BJP jumped in to support the beleaguered MLA.

Source: The Hindu December 30, 2019 12:45 UTC