New Delhi, July 16: The BSP today stepped up its campaign against Rita Bahuguna Joshi by demanding an apology from Congress president Sonia Gandhi for the UPCC chief’s alleged derogatory remarks against Chief Minister Mayawati.
BSP national general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra steered clear of questions whether his party would withdraw support to the Congress-led coalition at the Centre.
“The Congress president should apologise to the nation on the floor of the Lok Sabha for her UP party chief’s derogatory remarks. The House should pass a resolution condemning the remarks,” Mishra told reporters outside Parliament, which witnessed an uproar on the issue.
Describing Joshi’s remarks as “shameful” and smacking of casteist overtones, he said despite such comments from UPCC chief, no action had been taken against her by the Congress leadership.
“This shows that Joshi’s comments had the approval of her party’s top brass.
–PTI