Aligning with SP is Congress political bankruptcy: Mayawati

TIL Desk/National/Lucknow/ Taking on Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav over corruption and ‘tacit understanding’ with the BJP, BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday said the Congress bid to align with the ruling SP for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls was a reflection of its political bankruptcy.

She also alleged Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav of conniving with his son and termed the Yadav family feud a “drama”. “Mulayam Singh with his son Akhilesh, has been engaged in a drama with the sole aim to divert the people’s attention from the failure of the Akhilesh government,” Mayawati told.

“In a clever conspiracy, Mulayam rendered Shivpal Yadav a sacrificial lamb,” she said referring to the ‘war’ between Mulayam Singh and Akhilesh that had led to speculations of a split in the party. Mayawati also had a go at the Congress saying the party was on “life support” in the state.

“It’s not just the Samajwadi Party’s family drama but the Congress’ extreme power hungry face that has been exposed. The alliance may not have materialised yet, but it has exposed how the Congress has accepted to bow down before the tainted SP.