The man with the foul mouth: BJP leader Daya Shankar Singh.

BJP on back foot over Dalits; UP vice chief sacked for abusing Maya

He did not speak against me; used words against his daughter, sister

Agency Report | Lucknow/New Delhi | 20 July, 2016 | 09:30 PM

The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) sacked its Uttar Pradesh unit Vice-President Daya Shankar Singh from all party posts, after his alleged obscene comments on Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati.

Singh, at a press conference in Mau on Tuesday, had said that the BSP chief was giving party tickets based on the amount of money paid to her, something even a prostitute wouldn’t do.

His comments caused uproar in the Rajya Sabha with BSP leaders leading a vociferous protest. Not happy with the mere removal of Singh as party office bearer, the BSP leaders demanded his arrest.

Singh, a student leader who rose in the BJP ranks recently, had unsuccessfully contested the recent polls for the Legislative Council. Last week he was appointed the party’s Vice-President in Uttar Pradesh.
Mayawati, reacting strongly to the derogatory remarks, said “the man, in fact, has used those words against his own daughter and sister”, and not against her.

“The man did not speak against me. He, in fact, used those (shameful) words against his daughter and sister,” said Mayawati in the Rajya Sabha after other members criticised Bharatiya Janata Party’s Uttar Pradesh Vice President Dayashankar Singh’s comments equating Mayawati with a sex worker.

Clarifying that in political life, it is a battle of ideologies, Mayawati said she has never used derogatory language against anybody even if her supporters and well-wishers urged her to counter others who used such terms.

“The BJP must sit with Prime Minister (and discuss the issue). He (Singh) should be thrown out of the party,” she said in a charged tone.

Mayawati also said that if the BJP has to progress, then it must get rid of such persons.

“Today, he has made derogatory comments against me, tomorrow he will use the same language against some other woman member of the house,” she said, adding that it showed the anti-Dalit mindset of the BJP.

Earlier in the day, Dayashankar Singh accused Mayawati of selling her party’s election tickets to the highest bidder.

“Mayawati has deviated from the principles that were outlined by Kanshi Ram,” he was seen saying in a video clip.

He then said her decision-making on ticket distribution was akin to that of a sex worker.

“She sells BSP seats to the highest-bidder. In the morning, Mayawati may give a BSP ticket to someone for Rs 1 crore. After two hours, she may sell the same ticket for Rs 2 crore. In the evening, she may even hand over the same seat to another person for Rs 3 crore,” said Singh.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal condemned BJP leader Dayashankar Singh’s abusive remark and termed it “shameful”.

Kejriwal also said atrocities against Dalits across the nation have increased under the Modi government.

“This (BJP leader’s remark) is shameful. BJP’s abuses and threats against women continue unabated both online and offline,” Kejriwal tweeted.

Kejriwal also slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party led-government at the Centre over recent atrocities against Dalits.

“Atrocities against Dalits and minorities have increased sharply during BJP regime,” Kejriwal said in another tweet. (IANS)