Mayawati's piece of advice to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on BSP 'turncoats'

BSP chief Mayawati's statement came barely hours after SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav inducted Lalji Verma and Ramachal Rajbhar in his party on Sunday. 

Lucknow: Even as two senior BSP leaders Lalji Verma and Ramachal Rajbhar formally joined the Samajwadi Party (SP) of Akhilesh Yadav at the latter's 'Janadesh Maharally' in Ambedkarnagar district on Sunday, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati said that taking BSP "turncoats" into its fold will not help the Samajwadi Party increase its mass base and will only weaken it.

The BSP chief's statement came barely hours after SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav inducted Lalji Verma and Ramachal Rajbhar in his party on Sunday. In a series of Hindi tweets, Mayawati said their inclusion in SP is only going to weaken the SP and disaffect its party workers.

She tweeted, "The SP should know that by taking such selfish party-hoppers, the ticket-seekers, within its fold is only going to make its workers angry, many of whom are in touch with the BSP. These people are going to inflict severe damage to the party from inside during the polls."