BJP committing same mistake Congress did by claiming Indira is India: Mayawati

She further said “A huge pity and most condemnable. People should not forgive them for this sin”.

BSP chief Mayawati. Photo PTI (File)

New Delhi: In a fresh jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bahujan Samajwadi Party Chief Mayawati condemned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s statement where he claimed that “Indian Army is Modi’s sena”. Hitting out at BJP, Mayawati said “By portraying Modi is India & India is Modi, the BJP/RSS are committing the same mistake & insulting India & democracy which the Congress had done earlier by declaring Indira is India & India is Indira”. She further said “A huge pity and most condemnable. People should not forgive them for this sin”. The reaction of the opposition party came after Adityanath referred to the Indian Army as "Modiji ki sena" (Modi's army) while campaigning for Union minister V K Singh. The EC took cognizance of Adityanath's comments on Monday and issued a show cause notice to the Chief Minister. Even Congress accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of usurping the Army's valour by calling it "Modi's Army" and said it was an insult to our slain jawans and officers and a violation of the Election Commission's (EC) norms. "Adityanath's usurpation of the Army's valour by calling it Modi's army is an insult to our martyrs as also to the valour and sacrifices of our bravehearts. "It is a flagrant violation of the institution of the Election Commission. From the prime minister to chief ministers -- they (BJP) are trampling upon the mandate of the country, fearing an imminent defeat in the 2019 (Lok Sabha) election," Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said.