Mayawati launches fresh attack on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav
The Hindu
This is the second consecutive day that Mayawati has targeted Mr. Yadav after five MLAs suspended by the BSP last year met the SP chief.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Thursday took a swipe at Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav, saying he was getting expelled and “ineffective”’ leaders from other parties to join his party just to remain in the news. This is the second consecutive day that Mayawati has targeted Mr. Yadav after five MLAs suspended by the BSP last year met the SP chief on Tuesday, triggering speculation that they may join his party In a tweet in Hindi, Ms. Mayawati said, “The condition of SP has become so bad that in order to remain in the media every day, even former MLAs and small workers of other parties, who have been expelled or have become ineffective in their areas, are being made to join the party by the SP chief himself many times.” She also charged that the SP chief has no longer has faith in his own local leaders. Mayawati asserted that her party is getting only the right leaders to join the BSP.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.