Hitting out at the Opposition, the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh on Monday said the BSP leaders were living in fear and most of the party leaders belonging to the Kanshi Ram era have left the Mayawati-led outfit.
“Go and enquire the plight of BSP leaders...The leaders are so much afraid of Mayawati that those hailing from the days of Kanshi Ram, the experienced party leaders and co-ordinators have left the party because of exploitation (utpeeran),” UP Transport Minister Swatantra Dev Singh said.
“The leaders who were loyal to the party (BSP), Kanshi Ram and Mayawati had to face the height of exploitation. They are no longer a part of the BSP,” he said, adding the opposition party was giving patronage to ‘gunda’ (hooligans) and mafia elements.