Allahabad: Hit by the recent desertions by a number of former loyalists, BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday claimed her party was “way ahead of others” in Uttar Pradesh in the run up to the 2017 polls, but alleged that SP, BJP and Congress had reached a tacit understanding “to create an impression that we are in dire straits”.
“There have been instances of some disgruntled elements, upset over the party’s refusal to accommodate their family members, quitting the BSP. They lost no time in making the allegation that in our party, tickets for contesting elections are being sold,” Mayawati told a well-attended public rally here.
Terming it as ironical, the BSP chief said, “On the one hand, our opponents try to dismiss us as a spent force and on the other they allege that people are spending huge amounts to get a BSP ticket for the upcoming assembly polls in UP.”
“Herein lies a paradox which the common people can see through. But the SP, the BJP and the Congress have reached a tacit understanding to create an impression that we are in dire straits,” she said.
Mayawati also termed as “fake”, a pre-poll survey which projected that her party would end up third, way behind the ruling SP and the resurgent BJP, if assembly polls were held in the state on Sunday. (PTI)
